WARBLERS 565 



Franklin ; rare migrant, (Swain). Hancock ; occurs regularly in small num- 

 bers in spring, the fall visits are not as regular, (Mrs. W. H. Gardner) ; breeds 

 locally on many of the bogs, (Knight). Kennebec; (Robbins). Penobscot; 

 not as rare as has been supposed, a very local summer resident, breeding 

 near Hermon, Bangor, and elsewhere in the county, (Knight). Piscataquis ; 

 rare summer resident, (Whitman). Sagadahoc ; not uncommon migrant, 

 (Spinney). Somerset; rare summer resident, (Morrell). Waldo; summer 

 resident, (Knight). Washington; not common summer resident, (Board- 

 man); quite common during migration from May 11 to 24, f Clark). 



In migration Mr. Brown found the species near Portland 

 from May tenth to the thirty-first and again about August 

 twenty-fifth. Mr. Norton's record near Westbrook of Septem- 

 ber eleventh seems to be the latest fall record. That the 

 species breeds frequently in the Canadian life areas of northern 

 and central Maine seems well established, and that it has not 

 been more often discovered during the nesting season is on 

 account of the favorite habitats being rarely visited by orni- 

 thologists. Full sets of eggs may be sought between June first 

 and June nineteenth. There seems to be no doubt at all that 

 a person acquainted with the habits of the present species and 

 the Yellow Palm Warbler as well, can go into territory in 

 northern and central Maine and find both species in many 

 localities where other observers have failed to see them, pro- 

 vided that suitable tracts of spruce and hackmatack bog 

 exist in the region. The following account of its nesting, 

 written by Mr. Swain, is taken from the Journal of the Maine 

 Ornithological Society for July, 1904. 



"This is one of our rarest Warblers known to nest in eastern 

 North America. In some localities in the State it is more or 

 less common during the spring migration. Yet the bulk of 

 these birds go to the northward to breed, and migrate south 

 to Eastern Mexico and Central America. They are seen 

 usually in pairs during the migration period, usually in knolly, 

 bushy pastures, usually near the water. They arrive here 

 about the second week in May. The males are in full song 

 when they arrive and usually commence nest building very 

 soon after their arrival." 



