BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PA. 45 



May 15 ; August 15 to September 1 ; common Summer 

 Resident in New Jersey, within twenty miles of Phila- 

 delphia. 



Purple Martin. Irregular and local Summer Resident, 

 April 15 to September 1. 



Cedar Wax wing. Tolerably common Summer Resident; 

 abundant Transient Visitant ; occasional Winter Visitant. 



Northern Shrike. Rather rare Winter Visitant, December 

 2 to February 5. 



Red-eyed Vireo. Very common Summer Resident, April 

 30 to October 10. 



Warbling Vireo. Not very common Summer Resident, 

 May 5 to October 10. 



Yellow-throated Vireo. Tolerably common Summer Resi- 

 dent, May 2 to September 15. 



White-eyed Vireo. Common Summer Resident, May 5 to 

 October 1. 



Black and White Warbler. Very common Transient Vis- 

 itant, April 23 to May 15 ; August 10 to October 5 ; less 

 common Summer Resident. 



Yellow Warbler. Common Summer Resident, May 1 to 

 September 25. 



Myrtle Warbler. Very common Transient Visitant, April 

 15 to May 20 ; September 25 to November 1 ; found spar- 

 ingly, Winter Visitant. 



Black-throated Green Warbler. Common Transient Vis- 

 itant, May 1 to May 15 ; September 1 to October 10. 



Redstart. Very common Transient Visitant ; a few breed ; 

 April 30 to May 20 ; August 5 to October 5. 



Oven-bird. Common Summer Resident, April 30 to Octo- 

 ber 6. 



Maryland Yellowthroat. Very common Summer Resi- 

 dent, April 25 to October 12. 



Chat. Common Summer Resident, May 5 to September 20. 



Catbird. Very common Summer Resident, May 3 to Octo- 

 ber 18 ; one winter record. 



Mockingbird. Rare straggler. 



Brown Thrasher. Common Summer Resident, April 22 to 

 October 20 ; occasional in winter ; a few records. 



