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had I not spent most of my time in a small area of dense spruce woods, 

 searching for Bicknell's Thrush, which proved to be extremely shy, al- 

 though I finally obtained an excellent view of it. — Harrison F. Lewis, 

 Quebec, P. Q. 



The Summer Resident Warblers (Mniotiltidae) of Northern New 

 Jersey. — The past summer's field-work has added three northern war- 

 blers to the known summer resident avifauna of New Jersey, — the Nash- 

 ville (Vermivora ruficapilla), Blackburnian (Dendroica fusca), and Black- 

 throated Blue (Dendroica caerulcscens). There was already reason to 

 suspect the breeding of these species in this region as for two or three 

 years past I had observed them the very end of May and, several years 

 ago, had seen a male Blackburnian Warbler in June. 



The ten days from June 11-21, as well as June 27-28 were spent in 

 the mountains near Moe, west of the southern end of Greenwood Lake. 

 Bearfort Mountain and the parallel ridge immediately northwest reach a 

 height of 1400 feet, the narrow valley separating them lying about 1100 

 feet above sea level. 



The Nashville Warbler is a common bird in this region. Eight indi- 

 viduals, mostly singing males, were observed between June 12 and 20, 

 and no doubt many more could have been found had special effort been 

 made. The white birch (Betula populifolia) groves bordering the heavier 

 timber are their chosen haunts. 



A male Black-throated Blue Warbler was seen on June 21, by the road 

 up the mountain from Greenwood Lake to Moe. One has been noted 

 in the same spot on May 31. This species proved to be fairly common 

 in a tract of mixed hemlock and hardwood on the ridge northwest of 

 Bearfort Mountain. Here also several male Blackburnian Warblers 

 were found in full song and one female was observed. This spot was 

 visited on two occasions, the 19th and the 27th. Altho no nests of any 

 of these species were found all the circumstances indicate that they breed 

 in the region. 



The Chestnut-sided, Golden-winged, Black-throated Green and Can- 

 ada Warblers and the Northern Water-Thrush are all common summer 

 residents here, though the last named is very local. The species of more 

 southern or general distribution are the Black-and-White, Worm-eating, 

 Yellow, Hooded and Northern Parula Warblers, the Northern Yellow- 

 throat, Redstart, Ovenbird and Louisiana Water-Thrush. As only a 

 single Northern Parula was observed (on June 17) the exact status of 

 this species is uncertain. A Yellow-breasted Chat was heard singing at 

 the southeast foot of Bearfort Mountain near West Milford, on June 28. 



There can be no further doubt that the Northern Water-Thrush (Seiurus 

 noveboracensis) breeds in New Jersey. This species was common in two 

 swamps on the mountain northwest of Bearfort, and a full-grown young 

 bird was seen on June 27. The haimts of the two Water-Thrushes are 

 distinct, the northern species inhabiting the swamps while its southern 



