350 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



the orchards in this region where now scarcely any are to 

 be seen in orchards during the summer. 



In the latter part of April and in early May the tent 

 caterpillars made their appearance on the apple and cherry 

 trees in the neighborhood. Canker-worms were also nu- 

 merous on the apples and elms and appeared in some of the 

 other trees. It was noticed, however, that, while trees in 

 neighboring orchards were seriously infested with canker- 

 worms and to a less degree with tent caterpillars, those in 

 the orchard which had been frequented by the chickadees 

 during the winter and spring were not seriously infested, 

 and that comparatively few of the worms and caterpillars 

 were to be found there. 



With the warm south winds of May, many summer birds 

 came and settled in the neighborhood, and prepared to build 

 their nests, among which the following were seen : chicka- 

 dee (Parus atricapilhis), tree sparrow (Spizella monticola), 

 crow ( Corvus americanus) , purple grackle ( Quiscalus quis- 

 cula), nicker (Colaptes auratus), red-winged blackbird 

 (Agelaius phoeniceus) , robin (Merida migratoria), chipping 

 sparrow (Spizella sociah's), oven-bird (Seiurus aurocapil- 

 lus), wood thrush (Turdus mustelinus) , catbird (Galeos- 

 coptes carolinensis) , brown thrasher (Harporkynchus rufus) , 

 black-billed cuckoo ( Coccyzus erythrophthalmus) , yellow- 

 billed cuckoo ( Coccyzus americanus) , black and white war- 

 bler (Mniotilta varia), yellow warbler (Dendroica Oistiva), 

 chestnut-sided warbler (Dendroica pennsylvanica) , black- 

 throated green warbler (Dendroica virens), pine warbler 

 (Dendroica vigorsii), house wren (Troglodytes aidon), 

 American redstart (Setophaga rut/cilia), Nashville war- 

 bler (Ilelmintlwphda ruficapiUa), golden-winged warbler 

 (Helrniniliophila chrysopterd) , scarlet tanager (Piranga 

 erythromelas) , rose-breasted grosbeak (Ilabia ludoviciana) , 

 Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula), blue-jay (Cyanocitta 

 crista fa), least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), wood 

 pewee (Oontojms virens), phcebe (Sayornis phoebe), king- 

 bird (Tyrannus tyrannus), and downy woodpecker (Dryo- 

 bdlrs pubescens). 



It was noticeable that early in the season, when the webs 



