58 The Birds of Albany County 



observed in Albany County. I happened to be one of a 

 party of four ornithologists that discovered this single individual 

 which was sauntering onward in the midst of a "wave" of 

 migrating Warblers. Our Caerulea was shot and is now in 

 the State Museum at Albany. It was taken at Kenwood, 

 May 1 4, 1 906.^ Caerulea's song, if such it might be called, 

 is similar to that of the Parula Warbler and consists of a litde 

 trill, or a succession of rapidly uttered syllables, in which there 

 is no trace of melody, though it is not an unpleasing sound 

 when all the woods are beginning to turn to yellow-green. 

 The bird student in this County will have no opportunity of 

 studying the nidification of the Cerulean Warbler. 



Magnolia Warbler. — Dendroica maculosa. 5.13 



Common Migrant 



Field marks. — Under parts bright yellow; heavy black streaks 

 on sides, converging at center of breast and forming a 

 broken band; white patch on wing; upper parts ashy to 

 black; rump yellow. 



I feel a distinct pleasure in recording that these birds are 

 present in large numbers all through the Spring and Fall 

 migrations. They are leisurely in their manner, seeming to 

 take their long journey to and from the breeding grounds by 

 easy stages, and often in May remain about Albany several 



* My note-book tells me tbat on this bumian, Black-throated Blue, Black 



date we observed thirty-seven species and White, Cerulean, Golden-crowned* 



of birds, among which were the follow- and Wilson's. The most numerous 



ing Warblers: Parula, Yellow, Red- was the Chestnut-sided. 

 start. Myrtle, Chestnut-sided, Black- 



