Birds of Lewiston-Auburn 29 



25. (678) CONNECTICUT WARBLER 



I have never seen this warbler but rehable observers 

 have reported it mostly during the autumnal migration in 

 September. Possibly it may be found in the vernal 

 migration. 



26. (675) WATER-THRUSH; WATER WAGTAIL 



A rather rare migrant. It arrives the first of May 

 (May 5 my earliest date) and departs in September. 

 Knight reports seeing it as late as September 25. I have 

 found it nesting in the southern part of Turner where I 

 always hear a loud, clear, rollicking warble near a brook, 

 louder than any other bird song in that location. The 

 bird is seldom seen but I hear the song as late as the first 

 of August. It is a walker, wading in shallow water and 

 constantly wagging its tail. Nearly every spring some 

 bird-student sees one at Jepson's brook in Riverside Cem- 

 etery, but its stay in this vicinity is always brief. 



27. (674) OVEN-BIRD; GOLDEN-CROWNED THRUSH 



A somewhat common summer resident. May 9 and 

 September 17 are the earliest and latest dates that I have 

 observed one, but it has been reported later in the autumn. 



It usually sings from a high limb. At other times it 

 may be seen walking over dry leaves or along some low 

 limb. The song ceases the latter part of July. 



Its loud song. Teacher, Teacher, TEACHER, 

 reminds me of a perfect crescendo. One morning we 

 heard an oven-bird sing teacher and instead of completing 

 the crescendo sing such a lovely strain that others of the 

 party declared it was the purple finch. A few days later 

 my nephew asked what bird it was that began its song 

 like the oven-bird but ended it differently. His question 

 set me investigating. I found Burroughs called it his love 



