135 
1B7G. 
Dendroeca striata. 
Middlesex couri.y, T'ass. 
(Sopt.S 
Oe 
18 B 1 . 
Sep t.21. 
" 22 . 
Oct. 13. 
15. 
v/oodlaiids v/-hero tlio Jay scroanis and squirr )ls rr.stlo and 
cla oter; —-evoryvdiore in sliort v/hore there are leaves and 
uli^-do ...jiGSo active lit .le birds ar ) snri.) to bo nros )nt. 
They usually occur in snail companies or scattered flochs 
A faint lisp i.s heard in the oenso foliage, then another 
and a,no tnor until '.hoy soern to bo on all sides of you. 
Finally one of the cUainty little S 3 ?'lphs appears at the 
end of a bough, balcincing himself prettily with half 
opened v/ings as he peers under the the tor.ninal loaf; 
the next momor.t ho spies an insect in the f>pon space* of 
air above, and ,nlth a -uhoel 3,s adroit as that of anj' 
Piycatchor seizes it and plunges into the glossy shaiago 
of an oak be^.'ond. Occasionally they descend to the 
ground ;o nop about among the leaves and explore the re¬ 
cesses under bushes and traili..^ vines. Despi ohei r 
excessiv obesijy they are very active. The fattest 
onos^ aner,- -.ha. can bo easily told by their peculiar 
flig'ht and plump appearance. The autum.nal plumage of 
tnis ana so/oral oth..or v/arblors harmonizes perfectly 
v/iuh the tints of t}io yoilowish-greon foliage. 
They 
cord ). 
are getting scarce but I 
see a few dail;. (Gon- 
27 . 
Fairljr s./arming ir. t'/o birc'/es f^^olnont, 
Sav/ only one or tv/o in the sv/amps where they have 
been actually scarce so far this autumn, 
'i I!!'" on hall’s ’’iH^ Concord v/ore fairly alive 
I wxth these I7arblers. They seemed to bo migrating by 
flocks and ly- 
oOu ohv/ard nign in air. 
One among birches, the first for se/u-al days 'Con- 
:! Cora 1 . j wii 
