:iS 'riii: Wilson r.ii.i.irriN — No. ."")!). 



from ^lav IHli to -.'sth. Transient Redstarts from ]\Jay I'^th 

 to June -'ird. 



lUivbreast.Ml \\'ar])lers from 'Slay Kith to June '?n(l, both 

 sexes. 



Cape ^fay ^^'arl)ler from ^lay Kith to -^Sth, mostly males. 



lllackl)urnian Warbler from INlay 14th to y^nd. 



Mourninj^ Warbler from ^lay ISth to June ord ; the sing-- 

 ing- male acconipanied by female. 



Blaek-throated Cireen were strangjly scaree ; only on four 

 days, May 14th, IGth, 17th and 32nd. 



I)Ut most striking- was the scarcity of Tennessee and Nash- 

 ville Warblers, in other years some of the most abundant 

 transients. Never did we have such small numbers of them 

 nor did we have so little of their song. The transit of the 

 Tennessee was extended over twenty-five days, but on no day 

 were there more seen than eight (May 22nd). They came 

 two weeks later than usual (May 9th) and the lasts were 

 still present June 3rd. The Nashville Warbler was noted 

 from May 1st to 22nd, but only two birds at any one day. 



()n the other hand Wilsonia pusilla and canadensis exceeded 

 rdl records for abundance and length of stay. Pusilla came 

 May 11th and Canadensis Way 13th, but from the 14th to 

 22nd they were in troops along creeks and scattered every- 

 whei'e, both males and females together, the males full of 

 song. Wilson's w^as gone after the 2kh, l)ut the Canada 

 Warbler remained till June 3rd. 



Another species which had an unusually prolonged stay 

 with us is the Least Flycatcher from .April 29th to June ;)rd. 

 Tlie Yellow-bellied from May IGth to June 4th, and the Olive- 

 sided from ]\Iay 2Sth to June 4th, but representatives of the 

 T'dxcateh.er family may still be lingering with us, the thirteen- 

 year locusts having made their appearance during the three 

 days' rain from May 3(tth to June 2nd. and afford an alum- 

 dance of food for all birds. 



]\iy report would be incompk^te would I omit the mention 

 of unprecedented numbers of Pine l-'inches present from iNIay 

 KUh to 23rd. WTiereever we went on these days we met troo])s 

 of thirty or more in company of (ioldfinches or at least fre- 



