28 Birds of Lewiston-Aubiirn 



sang," What a victory we had achieved on this ramble 

 only those who have had the experience can know ! 



I hear this warbler's song into August which is later 

 than most sing. 



22. (685) WILSONS WARBLER 



A migrant, some years very rare and some years quite 

 a few are seen from about May 20 till the first of June. 

 One year I saw it as late as June 11. One of the first 

 warblers to return from the north during the autumnal 

 migration. It is seldom seen later than the first of Sep- 

 tember. Hofifman says its song suggests that of the Yel- 

 low Warbler; "it is briefer, less lively, and ends in some 

 rapidly delivered notes." A very restless little bird, diffi- 

 cult to observe. 



23. (681) MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT 



A common summer resident. Sometimes seen the 

 first of May but the usual time of arrival is the middle of 

 the month. It remains till the latter part of September, 

 my latest date of seeing one being September 30. I have 

 heard its '^witchity-witchity-zvitchity^' till into August. 

 In the autumn I have seen this species on dry places under 

 trees. It is one of the warblers that rears two broods 

 and generally nests on the ground, using the coarsest 

 material of any warbler. 



24. (679) MOURNING WARBLER 



A very rare migrant. I saw one June 24, 191 7, in the 

 southerly part of Turner. Whether its being there at 

 that time indicated that it was nesting or had been left 

 behind, I am unable to say. It is reported by one bird 

 observer to be here with the warbler migration arriving 

 from the middle to the last of Mav. 



