BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PORTLAND, CONN. 51 



Scarlet Tanager. Common Summer Resident, May 3 to 

 October 7. 



Barn Swallow. Common Summer Resident, April 16 to 

 October 19. 



Cliff Swallow. Summer Resident, less common than for- 

 merly, May 12 to September 14. 



Bank Swallow. Common Summer Resident, April 17 to 

 September 25. 



Tree Swallow. Summer Resident, but common only as a 

 migrant, April 5 to October 26. 



Purple Martin. Locally common Summer Resident, April 

 16 to September 12. 



Cedar Wax wing. Common Permanent Resident. 



Northern Shrike. Tolerably common Winter Visitant, 

 October 26 to April 3. 



Red-eyed Vireo. Abundant Summer Resident, April 30 to 

 October 8. 



Warbling Vireo. Common Summer Resident, April 29 to 

 September 17. 



Yellow- throated Vireo. Common Summer Resident, April 

 26 to September 21. 



White-eyed Vireo. Common Summer Resident, May 3 to 

 September 20. 



Black and White Warbler. Common Summer Resident, 

 April 27 to October 6. 



Yellow Warbler. Common Summer Resident, April 29 to 

 September 23. 



Myrtle Warbler. Common Transient Visitant, April 22 to 

 May 19 ; September 21 to October 25 ; a few winter. 



Black-throated Green Warbler. Tolerably common Sum- 

 mer Resident, April 27 to October 21. 



Redstart. Common Summer Resident, May 2 to Septem- 

 ber 26. 



Oven-bird. Abundant Summer Resident, May 4 to Septem- 

 ber 26. 



Maryland Yellowthroat. Abundant Summer Resident, 

 May 3 to November 7. 



Chat. Common Summer Resident, May 6 to August. 



Catbird. Common Summer Resident, April 30 to October 14. 



