Lake Umbagog
Near Lakeside
1896
June 10
(No 2)
  I visited the singing stations of birds 3 & 4, and was delighted
to find the latter at his usual post although he was singing only
feebly and intermittently. Indeed I waited in his little corner
nearly half-an-hour before he gave any sign of his presence. Twice
afterwards I saw another warbler which I took to be his mate for
he joined her & the two flew off together but the spruces were so
dense that I was unable to follow the birds or to get a fair
sight at the supposed [female].
[margin]Cape May
Warblers[/margin]
  Probably I did not wait long enough for bird # 3 for I found
his favorite haunt apparently silent & deserted with not even a
Blackburnian within hearing. This, however, was before the sun came
fairly out & birds were not singing well.
  From the behavior of these Cape Mays in May and from the fact
that the one seen this morning sang so very little I have
received the impression that they must be much earlier
breeder than most of the other Warblers. It is singular that
I have been unable to find any of them at the upper and
of the Lake for in the old days we used to see them well
back in the forest although even these their favorite haunts
were certainly spruce-grown pastures similar to those about
Lakeside.
  Among other birds noted this morning was a Winter Wren singing
below the road in the drop hollow, a Golden Crest singing in
pasture spruces near the stations of the Cape May No 4, a young
Chipping Sparrow able to fly, and a Cedar-bird [crossed]building[/crossed] carrying
a bill-full of sheep's wool. (presumably to her nest although
I could not follow her).
[margin]Young Chipping
on wing[.margin]
  I heard no less than four Chestnut-sided Warblers, but
only one Black-throated Blue & stranger still but one
Blackburnian. Juncos were really numerous; I saw at least
10 or 12 old birds three of which were singing. The White-throats
[margin]D. pensylvanica[/margin]