1^8 Wood, Rare Bird Records for Michigan. \_ht* 



ii. Vireo solitarius. Blue-headed Vireo. — Porcupine Mountains, 

 Aug. 5. Adult male and female were taken by McCreary. They were 

 also seen here on July 27. 



12. Dendroica caerulescens. Black-throated Blue Warbler. — 

 Porcupine Mountains, July 17. A pair was found whose actions indicated 

 a nest near by. July 20, young in the down were taken and many seen, 

 too young to fly. Washington Harbor, Isle Royale, Aug. 18 to Sept. 4. 

 Common. 



13. Dendroica coronata. Myrtle Warbler. — Porcupine Mountains, 

 July 16. Adults with young seen by McCreary. Washington Harbor, 

 Isle Royale, Aug. 20 to Sept. 3. Common. An adult female and a young 

 male were taken. 



14. Dendroica blackburniae. Blackburnian Warbler. — Porcupine 

 Mountains, July 14 to Aug. 1. An adult female, while feeding young 

 not able to fly, was taken with the young by Peet. Several adult birds 

 with families were seen near camp. 



15. Dendroica vigorsii. Pine-creeping Warbler. — Porcupine Moun- 

 tains, July 19. McCreary saw adults carrying food to young in the top 

 of a pine, at the edge of a cliff. 



16. Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis. Grinnell's Water Thrush. 

 — Washington Harbor, Isle Royale, Aug. 20 to Sept. 1. An adult female 

 taken, Aug. 24. An adult male taken Aug. 26. In a cedar swamp I 

 heard one singing a low sweet song Sept. 1. 



17. Geothlypis agilis. Connecticut Warbler. — Porcupine Moun- 

 tains, July 27. An adult female and young of the year were taken by 

 Maclean. This female had the large bare space on abdomen and the thick 

 tough skin so characteristic of breeding birds. A family of four was seen 

 in a swampy clearing near the Lake Superior shore by McCreary. 



18. Geothlypis Philadelphia. Mourning Warbler. — Porcupine 

 Mountains, July 15. Adult female and two of her young were taken by 

 Peet. Adults were seen near camp several times feelrig young unable 

 to fly. 



19. Wilsonia canadensis. Canadian Warbler. — Porcupine Moun- 

 tains, Julv 15. An adult was seen with an insect in its bill. This bird 

 acted as though its young were near by. Aug. 7, in a cedar swamp near 

 the Lake Superior shore, an adult female was observed whose actions 

 indicated young near at hand. 



20. Hylocichla ustulata swainsonii. Olive-backed Thrush. — 

 Porcupine Mountains, July 26. A nest with two eggs was found by 

 McCreary. This nest was built on a small hemlock (about 10 feet from 

 the ground) and composed of leaves, strips of bark and grasses. The eggs 

 were a bluish green with cinnamon brown spots sprinkled over them. 

 An adult female was taken July 22 which had the large bare space on 

 the abdomen and the thick skin found on breeding birds. A young 

 unfledged bird was taken July 29. This species was common and was fre- 

 quently seen and heard singing by McCreary. 



