BALL’S HILL 
1900 
A great 
bird-wave 
[As nearly as I could make out, most if not all of 
the north-bound migrants which were here yesterday departed 
last night but their places were more than filled by fresh 
arrivals from the South. Indeed, the bird-wave which 
flooded the country to-day was one of the most remarkable 
that I have ever noted, especially at so early a date. At 
small 
least 300/birds spent the day on Ball's Hill and in the 
afternoon I found nearly half as many more on Holden’s Hill, 
while every outlying thicket or cluster of trees held a 
dozen or more. By far the greater number were Warblers and 
of these the Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rurnped, Black and White 
Creeper, Nashville, Usnea and Maryland Yellow-throa.t were 
the more numerous. The flight of Chestnut-sides and Greeners 
exceeded anything that I have e ver witnessed before. In all, 
fifty-eight suedes were noted. Most of the fresh arrivals 
kept low down and were very conspicuous, owing to the fact 
that the trees and shrubs are still nearly or quite bare of 
leaves. They (the birds) were also very tame and apparently 
tired amid somewhat listless, although they sang freely through 
most of the forenoon. Most of the species, including the 
Golden-winged, Prairie and Magnolia Warblers, were seen close 
to the cabin. They all frequented chiefly the small oaks 
'which are just beginning to unfold their leaves. It was a 
