Io8 Birds of Massachusetts 



April 13 to May 24; Summer; August 23 to Nbvember 26; 

 Winter. 



Amherst :'' Abundant migrant." Berkshire: "Extremely abundant 

 during migrations, a few .... breed." Bristol County: "Abundant 

 transient and common winter visitant." Brookline : " Abundant* mi- 

 grant and rare winter resident." Cambridge : Abundant transient 

 visitant; a few winter. Cohasset : ''Numerous, September to Maj." 

 Dedham : "Common migrant, a few winter." Essex County; "Com- 

 mon in spring and autumn. Rare in winter." Ipswich : " Common tran- 

 sient visitant. Winter.'' Martha's Vineyard: "Common migrant and 

 winter resident." Springfield. "An abundant spring and autumn mi- 

 grant, without doubt bred in 1900.'" Templeton : "Abundant during 

 migrations." Wellesley : "Abundant migrant." 



295. Dendroeca caerulescens (Gmel.). Black-throated 

 Blue Warbler. 



A not uncommon spring and autumn migrant, and in the 

 higher portions of the State a common summer resident. 



May 5 to October 11 (November 19). 



Amherst: "Common migrant." Berkshire: "Common summer res- 

 ident." Bristol County : " Rather common transient visitant." Brook- 

 line : "Common migrant." Cambridge: Rather common transient 

 visitant. Dedham : " Rather rare migrant." Essex County : " Rare." 

 Ipswich: "Uncommon transient visitant." Springfield: "Common 

 spring and autumn migrant; it is an abundant summer resident on the 

 slope of the mountains just west of Westfield." Templeton : " Not very 

 common migrant." [June 17 at Winchendon. — Brewster.^] Wellesley: 

 " Rather common migrant." 



296. Dendroeca sestiva (Gmel.). Yellow Warbler. 

 An abundant summer resident. 



April 23 to September 30. 



Amherst: "Common summer resident." Berkshire: " Summer resi- 

 dent." Common. Bristol County : " Very common summer resident." 

 Brookline : " Abundant summer resident." Cambridge : Abundant sum- 

 mer resident. Cohasset: "Numerous in summer." Dedham: "Abun- 

 dant." Essex County: "Summer visitant. Common.'' Ipswich; 

 " Abundant summer resident." Martha's Vineyard : " Uncommon 

 summer resident." .Springfield: " Common summer resident." Temple- 

 ton : " Common summer resident." Wellesley : " Commtfn summer 

 resident." 



1 Brewster; Minot's Land & Game Birds, 2nd ed., 1895, P' "8- 



