108 BirDs OF MASSACHUSETTS 
April 13 to May 24; Summer; August 23 to November 26; 
Winter. ; 
Amherst: ‘Abundant migrant.’”’ Berkshire: ‘Extremely abundant 
during migrations, a few.... breed.’ Bristol County: “ Abundant 
transient and common winter visitant.’’ Brookline: ‘* Abundant mi- 
grant and rare winter resident.”’ Cambridge: Abundant transient 
visitant; a few winter. Cohasset: ‘‘ Numerous, September to May.” 
Dedham: “ Common migrant, a few winter.’’ Essex County: “ Com- 
monin spring andautumn. Rareinwinter.” Ipswich: ‘Common tran- 
sient visitant. Winter.’? Martha’s Vineyard: “Common migrant and 
winter resident.’? Springfield: “An abundant spring and autumn mi- 
grant, without doubt bred in 1900.*° Templeton: “Abundant during 
migrations.” Wellesley: ‘‘ Abundant migrant.’’ 
295. Dendroeca cerulescens (Gmel.). BLACK-THROATED 
BLuE WARBLER. 
A not uncommon spring and autumn migrant, and in the 
higher portions of the State a common summer resident. 
May 5 to October 11 (November 19). 
Amherst: “Common migrant.’’ Berkshire: “Common summer res- 
ident.’’ Bristol County: “ Rather common transient visitant.’? Brook- 
line: ‘“*Common migrant.’? Cambridge: Rather common transient 
visitant. Dedham: “Rather rare migrant.’’ Essex County: “ Rare.” 
Ipswich: ‘Uncommon transient visitant..’ Springfield: ‘‘Common 
spring and autumn migrant; it is an abundant summer resident on the ~ 
slope of the mountains just west of Westfield.””, Templeton: ‘‘ Not very 
common migrant.” .[June 17 at Winchendon.—Brewster.1] Wellesley : 
‘* Rather common migrant.” 
296. Dendroeca estiva (Gmel.). YELLOW WARBLER. 
An abundant summer resident. 
April 23 to September 30. 
Amherst: “ Common summer resident.’ Berkshire: ‘‘ Summer resi- 
dent.’”” Common. Bristol County: “ Very common summer resident.” 
Brookline: ‘‘ Abundant summer resident.” Cambridge: Abundant sum- 
mer resident. Cohasset: “Numerous in summer.” Dedham: “ Abun- 
dant.”” Essex County: ‘Summer visitant. Common.” Ipswich. 
“ Abundant summer resident.”’ Martha’s Vineyard: ‘“ Uncommon 
summer resident.” Springfield: “Common summer resident.’? Temple- 
ton: ‘‘Common summer resident.” Wellesley: ‘‘Common summer 
- 
resident.” 
1 Brewster ; Minot’s Land & Game Birds, 2nd ed., 1895, p. 118. 
