WILSON'S BLACK-CAP WARBLER 



May 13, 1893 

 May 21, 1895 

 May 25, 1897 

 May 21, 1898 



THE first glimpse I had of this pretty 

 warbler was in the currant bushes at 

 Cherry Farm in Elmhurst. He looked yel- 

 lower than the books describe him, and 

 with his jet black cap he was quite a con- 

 spicuous bird. I have not seen him again 

 till May, 1895. The side view of his black 

 cap makes him look as if he had a black 

 stripe over his eye. This warbler seems to 

 be one of our least common species. 



May 75, 1895. Saw him again this 

 afternoon on the road to the spring. 



May 25, 1897. Watched this warbler 

 for an hour back of our garden. He came 

 several times within five ft. of me and was 

 as friendly as possible. He sang re- 

 peatedly, a full, chord-like "chee-chee- 

 chee" followed by a goldfinch trill, varied 

 somewhat as to this latter, but usually the 

 prelude the same. 



May I9th. The black cap has been un- 

 commonly abundant this year. I have seen 



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