1905
May 16
  Cloudy with N.E. wind and light rain at frequent intervals, cooler.
  A big Warbler day; in fact I have seen nothing like it
since the memorable flight of. When I awoke this
morning I imagined for a moment that I was in the
Maine woods for the songs of such Warblers as the Bay-breast,
Magnolia, Yellow-rump, Black-throated Blue, Blackburnian, Usnea,
Black-poll, Wilson's Black-cap, Canadian, and Water Thrush came
to my ears from every side of the cabin. There were
at least fifty small migrants hugging the lee side of the Hill,
as I learned when I came down to breakfast. Besides
the species just mentioned I found among them a Yellow-
billed Flycatcher & two Swainson's Thrushes; also a rather
curiously colored Golden-winged Warbler, probably a female.
There were also several of the common local birds
such as Tanagers, Grosbeaks, Cat-birds, a Thrasher etc.
  Later, I found in Davis Swamp behind Bensen's
a smaller flock containing chiefly Usnea Warblers, Canada
Warblers, Redstarts, Yellow rumps, a Blackburnian and
a Lincoln's Finch. The last named bird was among
skunk cabbage on wet ground & was unusually tame
& sluggish. I had a fine view of it at close range.
  Birch Field & Pulpit Rock woods appeared nearly
lifeless but there were numbers of Warblers in the
apple orchard and swarms of them in Barrett Run where
I firmly believe the total number must have exceeded
200. Usnea & Canadian Warblers predominated. There
were two Black caps & a male Bay-breast in full song, a
Blackburnian, at least 4 Black & Yellow etc. I saw
a Gray Cheek Thrush on the ground in the very door yard
of the old house.