Spring Weather and the Arrival of Migratory Birds. 89 
8th. In the morning it was quite cloudy and still. The trees 
and bushes were full of warblers. So numerous were they that it 
seemed as if they belonged to one immense flock. Of new spe¬ 
cies, however, only Dendroica tigrina , ■ D. ccerulescens, Vireo 
gilvus and V. flavifrons were seen. 
9th. The north wind again prevailed, but the breeze was 
mild. No new warblers. But Chcetura pelagica , Galeoscoptes 
earolinensis , Seiurus aurocapillus , Habia ludoviciana and Trochilus 
colubris. Many Tyrannus tyrannus. Several Icterus galbula. 
10th. Rain poured all the forenoon. In the afternoon I went 
out and found a crowd of warblers. The new ones were Geothly- 
pis trichas , Sylvania canadensis , and Dendroica striata. Besides 
Tardus ustulatus swainsonii , Turdus fuscescens , and Piranga 
rubra . 10 
11th and 12th. Cold north wind and rain. Few warblers. 
Vireo olivaceus and Melanerpes erythrocephalus. 
14th. The water had risen two-feet the last few days. Birds 
were seen only up in the trees. Sunshine and light northerly 
wind. Myiarchus crinitus. 
15th. Cfbar. Still. Only a few warblers. In the afternoon, 
HelmintKophila chrysoptera. 
16th and 17th. Southwest wind, but almost still. Clear. No 
flocks of warblers. 
18th. Southerly wind. Some few flocks. The first five Den¬ 
droica castanea. Single Coccyzus erythrophthalmus , Empidonax 
flaviventris , and Passerina cyanea. 
19th. Still. Rainy the greater part of the day. Many birds. 
In the afternoon, the first Helminthophila peregrina. 
20th. Gray weather. Many birds. Contopus virens. Driz¬ 
zly in the afternoon. Flock of Anthus pensilvanicus. 
21st. Cold south storm. Thousands of warblers, mostly on 
the ground, in bushes and in brush. But no new ones. It 
froze during the night. 
22d. Strong south wind. Even more warblers than on the pre¬ 
vious days. Helminthophila peregrina was very numerous. Of 
other warblers many females especially were seen. 
10 1, e., Piranga erythromelas of the A. O. U. Check List. —Author in 
lift. 
