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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



whole block, backed by a similar series belonging to houses on 

 the next street. Ours is protected from cats by a chicken-wire 

 extension to the open iron fence: 

 Mar. 26. Flicker (on chimney). 



April 20. 

 May 11. 



Hermit Thrush. 

 Maryland Yellow- 

 throat. 

 Nighthawk (flying 

 over). 

 May 13. Towhee (female). 

 May 15. Purple Martin (flying 



over). 

 May 18, 27, 28. Maryland Yel- 

 low-throat. 

 Aug. 31. Maryland Yellow- 

 throat. 

 Least Flycatcher. 

 Sept. 8. Maryland Yellow- 

 throat. 

 Sept. 10. Blackpoll Warbler. 

 Sept. 12. Tennessee Warbler. 

 Maryland Yellow- 

 throat. 

 Oven-bird. 

 Cape May Warbler 



(1 ad 2 juv.). 

 Brown Thrasher. 

 Black-poll Warbler. 

 Black-throated Blue 



Warbler. 

 Hummingbird. 

 30. Maryland Yel- 

 low-throat. 

 As all these birds were unquestionably migrating, the dates 

 throw some interesting light on the length of time of the 

 migration period for certain species, as for instance the Maryland 



Yellow-throat. 



Wither Stone. 



Sept. 

 Sept. 



Sept. 

 Sept. 



Sept. 

 Sept. 



14. 

 21. 



22. 



24. 



25. 



28, 



Sept 



. 30. Cape May Warbler 





(2juv.). 





Brown Thrasher. 





White-throated Spar- 





row. 



Oct. 



1. Junco. 



Oct. 



2. Catbird. 



Oct. 



3. Myrtle Warbler (2). 



Oct. 



4. Brown Thrasher. 





Catbird. 





5. Hermit Thrush. 



Oct. 



16. Maryland Yellow- 





throat. 



Oct. 



17. House Wren. 



Oct. 



18. Maryland Yellow- 





throat. 



Oct. 



19. House Wren. 





Ruby-crowned King- 





let. 





White-throated Spar- 





row. 





Junco. 



Oct. 



23. Ruby-crowned King- 





let. 



Oct. 



25, 27. White-throated 





Sparrow. 



Oct. 



29, 30. Ruby-crowned 





Kinglet. 



Oct. 



30. Woodcock. 



