Cambridge, Mass.
1908
June 1
to
July 6
  Setophaga ruticilla. I do not think that any Redstarts
bred in or near our place this year. An adult male
was singing in the lindens on May 12 and an immature
bird on June 4th. On July 2 and again on the 4th of
that month I heard the full song in the lilacs but did not
see the singer. These were the only dates when the species
was noted at all. I attributed its disappearance as a
breeding bird from this part of Cambridge to the spraying
of the elms & certain other trees during the past three
summers.
Birds noted in or near our Garden
  Vireo olivaceus. - A male singing constantly at all hours
of the day in our lindens and another in Hubbard Park.
I think I have heard still others a little further off, one
on Buckingham Street, another on Brattle street near Mason Street.
One bird had a mate & I frequently see the pair together
at the pond in front of the Museum where they come to
bathe after their usual fashion by flying down from a branch
and striking the water forcibly with their breasts. I have
not found their nest nor have I seen or heard anything of
their young as yet.