54 Birds of Lewiston-Auhurn 



it was in the habitat for nesting indicated a home had 

 been made there for that season. 



98. (461) WOOD PBWEE 



A common summer resident. Arrives the last of May 

 or first of June and leaves in September. I saw one Sep- 

 tember 16 and occasionally it is seen later. All summer 

 we hear its sweet, plaintive pee-a-wee — a restful note, dis- 

 tinctly a lullaby and a true sylvan strain. 



Flycatchers are not classed as singing birds, yet the 

 notes of this species are of the sweetest we hear whether 

 we walk where the shade trees border our city streets or 

 in a woodland. Probably more poets have been attracted 

 by this sylvan song than by that of any other American 

 bird except the Hermit or Wood Thrush. 



99. (4 59) OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER 



A somewhat rare summer resident in swampy places. 

 Arrives the middle of May and sings its pip, pip-peu from 

 the top of a dead tree. Sometimes the call-note, pip, pip, 

 reminds me of the quality of the robin's call. 



100. (456) PHCEBE; BRIDGE PEWEE 



A summer resident. One of our earliest spring 

 arrivals ; to be expected any day after the first of April. 

 It begins its nest building on arrival and rears two broods. 

 One of our friendly birds, building on a porch, under a 

 bridge, or around a barn. My latest date of seeing one 

 is September 23 ; it has been seen later. Its note, phebe, 

 gives the name. 



101. (452) CRESTED FLYCATCHER 



A very rare summer resident arriving the middle of 

 May. It nests near the Auburn-Turner boundary and at 

 No Name Pond. The note is a harsh screech. As far as 



