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English Sparrows, several. A Black Poll Warbler was catching insects 

 among the grajievines and afterwards disappeared among the branches. 

 Did not see it eat any grapes. The warl)lers were late in appearhig aliout 

 the grapevines tliis year. They were nut in numbers except for a few 

 days. 



September 20 the following birds eating grapes: Flickers, Tatbirds, 

 Yellow Bellied Sajisucker (1). Tennessee AVarblers. common. Cape May 

 Warl)ler (1). These ate them on the vines, as did also many Robins here 

 in all jihases of plumage, young and old. These ate both from vines and 

 ground, where berries liad fallen, also berries of elder and poke. The 

 Robins. Bronzed Grackles. English Sparrows, ate grapes on the ground. 

 The Robins came in droves a week ago and have cleaned the vin<'S of .-ill 

 ripe grapes. The Sapsucker seemed to eat insects as well as grai)es. 

 Toda.v saw first Cape ISIay and yesterday first Tennessee Warblers. Have 

 susjiected them for several days past from jiunctured grapes noted. The 

 Cape May and Tennessee Warblers, when alarmed, fiy to the thicli foliage 

 of some young maples, where they are (piiet, and from whence they can 

 overlook the grape arbors. The Cape May has less fear of man than the 

 Tennessee, though both permit quite close approach. They descend from 

 the top of Ihe arbor or dart like an arrow from the majtle trees to drive 

 away the Tennessee. The latter evidently are much .ifi'.-iid of them. A 

 Cape May Warbler \^as lioth puncturing the few remaining i)erries and sip- 

 ping stale drops from old grape skins. It ca.refull.v observes the bees 

 around the vines turning its head and bending its neck to h)ok. but 

 decides not to touch them. The Tennessee Warblers also fight among 

 themselves. Today one drove another entirely away from the vines. 

 About the vines, too, were Blue Ja.vs in loud voice, the first real jay lug this 

 fall. An Olive-liacked Thrush flew u\) from the ground beneath the trellis. 

 A Blue-headed Vireo was active among vines on the arbor. There, too, 

 was a black aid yellow warbler looking for fo(xl. A Black-thrnated Green 

 Warbler went among the vines where berries were tliickest, catching insects, 

 but was not observed to take a grape. The same may be said of a young 

 Bay-breasted Warbler on another vine. The Sajisucker evidently was as 

 interested in searching the .joints in the arlior posts as the vines. 



