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158. Helminthophila chrysoptera. Golden-winged Warbler. 



This is another species common all summer in the Detroit vicinity, 

 but rather rare on the Point. Fortunately, though no specimens 

 have been taken, they have been seen under circumstances that make 

 identification certain. May 21, 1906, one was noted. August 31, 

 1907, another was seen by Taverner near camp, and September 2 the 

 same observer noted one along the east shore in the vicinity of the 

 Cross Road. 



159. * Helminthophila rubricapilla. Nashville Warbler. 



Likely a more or less common and a regular migrant, though our 

 records for the species are few and more or less scattered. One 

 May 13, 1905, and three September G of the same year. The next 

 fall five, one, eight, six and one were enumerated September 1, 18, 

 19, 20 and 21, but none on the spring trip of May 20-21. One was 

 noted May 31, 1907, among the late warblers of that abnormal 

 spring, but up to the time of our departure in the fall, September G, 

 they had not put in an appearance. The spring of 1908, Swales 

 noted one each day, May 2 and 3. 



1GO. * Helminthophila peregrina. Tennessee Warbler. 



A regular and not uncommon migrant, spring and fall. Ten noted 

 May 14, 1905, May 20-21, 1906, which is normally late for them, non3 

 were seen, but May 31 and June 1, 1907, when so many late warb- 

 ler records were made, two rather questionable birds were noted. 

 None were listed May 1-4, 1908. 



In the fall it is one of the earliest warblers to arrive. On August 

 2(5, 1907, one was taken ; an arrival date that seems about normal, 

 as we can closely parallel it with Detroit dates. We saw but one- 

 other this season, on the 29th. The preceding year they were still 

 present in some numbers the first three days of September, and in 

 full song. One was noted September 4, 1905, and another the 14th. 

 The species remains quite late and we have a record of an indi- 

 vidual, October 14, 1906. 



161. *CompsotMypis americana usnece. Northern Parula Warbler. 



Conversely to the cases of the Golden-winged Warbler and the 

 Yellow-throated Vireo, cited before, this species seems to be a 

 rather common migrant on the Point, at least in spring, while it is 

 very rare at Detroit at all seasons. May 14, 1905, which is our only 

 spring date strictly within its regular migrational season, we found 

 it very common the whole length of the westeni wooded shore. None 

 were observed May 20-21, 1906, but in the abnormally late spring of 

 1907 we saw one May 30, and three June 1. The fall of the same 

 year one was taken August 28, giving us our only fall date. 



