February. 1920] 



The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



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Sept. 12 (1); Oct. 4 (1). 



IridopTocnc hicolor. Tree Swallow. Aug. 10 (1 

 young in a flock of barn swallows); Sept. 12 (3)?. 



Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. During the sum- 

 mer the commonest swallow species here; several 

 colonies nested in the perpendicular clay banks. 

 Latest appearances, Aug 26 (2) ; Sept. 1 (2) ? ; 

 Sept. 12 (5). 



Progne subis. Purple Martin. Only one martin 

 was seen on this shore. This was late in August ; 

 the date of appearance was neglected. 



Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. In very 

 large numbers along the shore by Aug. 10. The 

 height of migration passed about Aug 28, in small 

 parties they moved off along the shore almost ex- 

 actly as the bobolinks had done. They travelled 

 low, seldom over two hundred feet. Later dates 

 gave Sept. 4 (1); SepL 5 (1); Sept. 7 (3); 

 Sept. 10 (2); Sept. 11 (1). 



Lanius ludovicianus migrans, Migrant Shrike. 

 Bred locally. Old and young, the former with a 

 fledgling house sparrow in its clutches, observed 

 on the range by the tower Aug. 4. Not seen later. 



Lanius borealis. Northern Shrike. Nov. 1 1 . 

 Shrike noted on a high perch in the field ; doubt- 

 less this species. 



Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo. Aug. 15 ( I ) ; 

 Sept. 2 (several); Sept. 8 (1); Sept. 14 (2); 

 Sept. 24 (1); Sept. 29 (2). 



Vireo flavifrons. Yellow-throated Vireo. Sept. 

 8(1)?. 



Mniotilta varia, Black and White Warbler. Sept. 

 8 (1). Observed in timber half a mile from shore. 



Helminlhophila peregrina, Tennessee Warbler. 

 Sept. 2 (in song) ?. 



Dendroica tigrina. Cape May Warbler. Sept. 

 24 (1 male). 



Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. Bred plen- 

 tifully. Last young noted July 28. Aug. 6 (2) ; 

 Aug. 1 1 (6) ; Aug. 22 (2). Neither this warbler 

 nor any of the others were observed to make any 

 bold flights. They merely darted from one cover 

 to another. 



Dendroica caerulescens. Black-throated Blue 

 Warbler. Sept. 5 (adult male); Oct. 12 (adult 

 male). The second bird was noted back from the 

 shore in the timber. 



Dendroica coronala. Myrtle Warbler. Sept. 23 

 (I); SepL 25 (heard); SepL 29 (7); OcL 1 (I); 

 Oct. 12 (numerous). Observed also Oct. 13, 15, 

 16 and 17. On Oct. 16 several of these fine war- 

 blers were in company with the bluebirds and as 

 they worked below the tower there was a stiff 

 contest between the two over the capture of a 

 species of large insect prey coming from over the 

 water. Often a bluebird and a warbler went after 



the same victim. Seen from above it was a beau- 

 tiful picture indeed. 



Dendroica maculosa. Magnolia Warbler. Sept. 

 6, Sept. 14 (family); SepL 24 (adult male). 



Dendroica striata. Black-poll Warbler. The 

 warbler most commonly observed on the shore. Sept. 

 5, 6, 15, 17. SepL 19 (2); SepL 23 (I); Sept. 



24 (2) ; Sept. 25 (2). 



Dendroica virens. Black-throated Green War- 

 bler. OcL 13 (1); OcL 14 (I). Neither of these 

 birds were on the shore ; both were back in the 

 timber. 



Ceoihl^pis Irichas hrachidactyla. Northern Yel- 

 low-throaL Aug. 29 (1); Sept. 17 (1). The first 

 was an adult ; the second young. 



Wilsonia canadensis, Canadian Warbler. Sept. 

 8 (family). These were observed back in the 

 woods. 



Setophaga ruticilla, American Redstart. Sept. 

 2 (young). 



Anthus pens^lvanicus, American Pipit. Sept. 13 

 (3); SepL 23 (1); OcL 31 (several). All these 

 birds went by westward above the tower and 

 showed no inclination to stop here. 



Troglodytes aedon. House Wren. Sept. 25 (1). 



Olbiorchilus hiemalis. Winter Wren. Oct. 7 

 (heard)?; OcL 13 (1); OcL 14 (1). All these 

 birds were in the woods back from the shore. 



Toxostoma rufum, Brown Thrasher. Bred loc- 

 ally, but not observed near the shore. 



Caleoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird. Aug. 9 (2) ; 

 Aug. 11 (1). 



Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. SepL 

 2 (2); Sept. 8 (2); OcL 4 (1). The September 

 birds were noted in the timber to southward. 



Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. 

 OcL 6 (1); OcL 17, OcL 31, Nov. 11 (I); Nov. 

 6 (1). This species followed the shore more close- 

 ly than the preceding. 



Parus atricapillus. Black-capped Chickadee. 

 Sept. 14 (2); Sept. 24 (family); Nov. 1 (numer- 

 ous) ; Nov. 6, 7, 11, 26. These little sprites were 

 most numerous during the first week in November. 

 They plainly were working westward. On Nov. 

 1, during a strong south-westerly wind, four were 

 observed to spring up from a nearby walnut and 

 fight it out with the wind for several minutes. They 

 made two or three trials and then gave it up. They 

 were more numerous at this time than circumstances 

 other than migration could warrant. 



Regulus satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet, OcL 

 12, 13. 14, 30 and Nov. 7. On the last two dates 

 only, the birds were in the apple trees along shore. 

 The earlier records were back in the timber. These 

 birds were always in small companies. 



Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Oct. 



