318 THE BIRDS OF MAINE 



locally found as summer resident, (Knight). Waldo; summer resident, 

 (Knight) ; not uncommon at Islesboro in July, 1899, (Howe). Washington; 

 not uncommon summer resident, (Boardman) ; I secured one in Lubec, June 

 2, 1905, (Clark). 



They arrive about June 1, pass along in a few days through 

 the southern sections of the State, and remain in their breed- 

 ing grounds within the Canadian fauna through the summer. 

 The last fall migrants are gone by the end of August or at 

 most early September and they appear in southern Maine in 

 August. Though really common in certain sections of northern 

 Maine throughout the summer, the species is readily overlooked 

 unless sought by a person well acquainted with its habits and 

 notes. 



During migration it is silent and passes through so quickly 

 that it is overlooked in southern Maine where it must occur 

 during migration in quite fair numbers. It nests on many of 

 the larger thickly wooded islands along the coast, such as Deer 

 Island, Mount Desert, Islesboro, Isle au Haut and in the deeper 

 recesses of the moist interior forests of the northern, western 

 and eastern portions of the State. Such sphagnum-carpeted, 

 mosquito-infested spots as are delighted in by the Canadian 

 Warbler are the homes of this species. In such spots in early 

 summer one may hear a soft whistling "qu-e-e-p" or "seek," 

 and if the author of these sounds be located you will have 

 found a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. The Flycatcher-like actions 

 of other species such as the sallying into the air after prey, the 

 twitching and jerking of tail and wings are equally character- 

 istic of the Yellow-bellied species. Especially when it utters 

 its cry does it undergo great tail and head twitchings and other 

 bodily contortions. 



The nest is situated on the ground at the foot of a bush or 

 hummock and imbedded in the reeking sphagnum moss of the 

 deep woods or sometimes in the upturned mossy roots of a fal- 

 len tree in a similar locality. The nest is composed of moss 

 lined with black hair-like roots. Four or five eggs are laid, 

 and these are creamy white, spotted rather finely about the 



