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April 26 to 30, May 1 and 15, and June 2 and 20, 1901; June 

 19, 20, and 24, 1902; July 3, 1904; July 28 and August 1 and 

 8, 1906. Nests with eggs found May 15 and June 24 ; with young 

 June 2 and 20. One nest with three eggs June 24, 1902, 2J feet 

 from ground in a buttonbush in Green's marsh. 



145. BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER 



DENDROICA CERULESCENS (Gmelin) 



Spring and fall migrant, but apparently rare. One seen Sep- 

 tember 16, several October 9, 1906, in Overmyer's woods; a fine 

 male September 11, 1907, at a small kettlehole in Walley's woods, 

 and another October 4, 1907, on Long Point. 



146. MYRTLE WARBLER 



DENDROICA CORONATA (Linnseus) 



The Myrtle or Yellow-rumped Warbler is the most abundant 

 warbler found in this region. It is quite common during the mi- 

 grations, arriving early in the spring but soon passing on north. 

 Returning early in the fall it remains quite late, even into winter. 

 Our fall records are as follows: September 28 and October 4 and 

 16, 1899; September 18, 28, 29, and 30, and October 17, 18 and 

 24, 1900 ; October 21 and 23, 1902 ; October 18, 23 and 25, 1904 ; 

 October 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17, 23, 25, and 30, 1906; October 4, 5, 7, 

 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, 1907; and September 14 to October 

 21, 1913. On most of these dates it was abundant. On October 

 10, 1906, just after a severe snowstorm, many of these warblers 

 came about the cottages eating flies from the windows and porches, 

 and were quite tame. 



They may usually be seen in the fall in considerable numbers, 

 trooping through the bushes and low trees, especially those that 

 skirt the lake. 



On October 5, 1913, these warblers were seen feeding greedily 

 upon Chironomus insects that had just completed their meta- 

 morphosis and emerged from the water. The warblers would pick 

 them from the limbs and trunks of the trees. 



147. MAGNOLIA WARBLER 



DENDROICA MAGNOLIA (Wilson) 



Spring and fall migrant, not often seen. Noted by us only on 

 September 17 and October 3, 5 and 9, 1906, and September 28, 29 

 and 30 and October 1 and 20, 1913. On these last dates they 

 were frequent in the cottonwoods on Long Point. 



