]066 Repokt of State Geologist. 



often are seen among our orchards, lawns, and even the shade trees- 

 along the streets of towns in the valleys. • They never enter the wood- 

 land. There, on the contrary, the Cerulean Warbler prefers to make 

 his home, especially among the woods of the hillsides and uplands. 

 The song of the Sycamore Warbler, as I catch it, is as follows: Twit, 

 che-e, che-e, che-e, che-e, cJie-e, che-d. This is about its usual length. 

 The first syllable is abrupt, with rising inflection, then, after a slight 

 pause, the remainder is uttered at the same pitch until the last syllable, 

 which ends sharply with a slight rise in tone. The whole song is 

 very unique. Its notes are clear and distinct, and it is pitched in 

 such a key that it may be heard under favorable circumstances over 

 a quarter of a mile. They arrive very early in spring, being one of the 

 very first Warblers to attract one's attention, and they usually become 

 very common at once. 



Its longer flights much resemble those of the Chipping Sparrow. 

 Its shorter ones, as with quivering wings it beats rapid strokes when 

 moving from limb to limb, remind one of the movements of the 

 Kingbird. 



The dates of early and late first arrivals are: Brookville, April 3, 

 188S, April 27, 1895; Knox County, April 17, 1881; Bloomington, 

 April 14, 1886; Terre Haute, April 14, 1888; Richmond, April 16, 

 1888; Greencastle, April 23, 1893, May 7, 1892; Lafayette, April 25, 

 1896; Carroll County, April 20. 1884, May 9, 1883; Wabash, April 

 28, 1892; Petersburg, Mich., April 17, 1889, April 28, 1893. 



Evidently they puph on without delay to their most northern breed- 

 ing places. I have noted them mating April 22 (1881) and May 19 

 (1882) I obtained'a specimen containing an egg ready to be laid. I 

 found no description of its nest. Late in summer they may be seen 

 among the orchards more than in the spring. I have never observed 

 one at Brookville later than September 25, but in the northern part 

 of the State and in Michigan they have been reported in October. 

 I am under obligations to Mr. Jerome Trombley, of Petersburg, ilich., 

 for the interesting account of his experience with this bird here given. 

 It may be sought under similar conditions in northern Indiana: 



"The Sycamore Warbler is a rare summer resident in ^tonroe 

 County, Mich. It is the first of the Warblers to arrive in the spring, 

 appearing here some years as early as the 20th of April. The Louisi- 

 ana Water Thrush, another species of the same family, however, ar- 

 rives about the same time, if not earlier. The favorite haunts of 

 the Sycamore Warblers are in the wooded bottom lands along Raisin 

 Eiver, confining themselves principally to the tops of the huge syca- 

 more trees which skirt the banks of the stream. They verv rarely 



