General observations. 
1876o 
Maine (Lake Umbagog). 
(May 
May 
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36) |i are drifts six foot deep in the open fields. Water 
'I froze this morning to the thickness of windov; glass. 
Despite these conditions nearly all the birds seem-to 
i| have arrived. Wo saw to-day Dendrooca tir:rina D. Macu- 
;i losa , D. Vir ens . D. blackburniae . D. coronata , Mviodioctos 
;i Dusillus ^ Bnd several others. They wore in small flock 
) and kept lovf dov/nnamong the bushes; silent for the most 
I part but one or tv/o D-<, eoerulescens and D-. coronata vroro 
j heard sing'.ngo 
37.) A decided change in the weather the day hot with 
I west wind. Vegetation took a decided start and this 
a evening at sunset I noticed that the birches were begin- 
|i ning to look green. There v/as an appreciable increase 
|| in the number of birds both in species and individnals, 
!| and nearly all sang freely. Tennessee Warblers and 
!! Scarlet Tanagers were seen for the first time. 
28. 
I A second warm day, vegetation advaiicing rapidly. 
j This evening I noticed the moose v;ood ( Virb ^rnum lantanoi - 
: des ) and v/ild cherry in bloom for the first time, and 
II also found some beautiful triliums. There were a num- 
Ij ber arrivals, among them D. striata . D . Pennsvlvanica , 
) D. blackburrhae . Viroo olivaceus , Progne purpurea , Ameelis 
j cedroum , an d Antrostomas vociferous . T li r i’: n i e s , both 
Olive-backa and Hermits, wore singing every'vhere at sun~ 
ii' s 0 t. 
29. Sj Rained heavily last night. Forenoon cloudy and 
I sultry, afternoon clear and cool. A marked increase in 
the number of birds and most of the species evidently 
settling themselves for the breeding season. Thus I 
I notice that the Blackburnian Warblers have retired to 
Ij the tree-tops and that each rna,lo keeps to his own doma,in:- 
|l and defends it against all invaders. The foliage of the 
I birches has become quite dense. Arrivals were Vireo 
P.hiladelpiiieu s , G oothlvpis , Philadelphia , Rhyaconhilus 
ij soli ta.rius , Ampe 1 is codrorum , (Gen.arr. ) Hvdemeles ludo~ 
;; .V-iciana , Dendrooca eastanea { Gen, arr ), Frnpidonax f lavi vei t- 
i -trjs (Gen-oarr); Contopus borealis (Gen.arr). 
30. '! A sudden change in the ’.veathor, the night clear and 
!| almost frosty. Early in the morning the v/oods v:ere por- 
Ij feet ly silent but as the sun rose higher and the day 
|| become v/’armor many birds began to be seen and heard. 
i| Most of the Yfarblers Yrore collected in companies in 
j| \7arm, sunny nooks. 
31. Ii Clear and cold v;ith north \7ind. Have not seen a 
: Holminthophila of either species or a Dendroeca ti.drina 
i; this week. The v/oods are no\7 in full loaf arid the plum 
ij trees in the garden shedding their blossom.s. The "mooso- 
|| v/ood” has also passed out of flower and the triliums no 
!| longer beautify the v/oods. Warblers generally are riov/ 
i| building tiioir riests. Helminthophila pero^rina and Den- 
ii drooca ti.drina have apparently disappeared; at least wo 
;j have hoard none for several days. 
