. Michigan bird life : a list of all the bird species known to occur in the State together with an outline of their classification and an account of the life history of each species, with special reference to its relation to agriculture ... . e, but nowhere abundant,and less often seen toward the north, although occasional pairs are foundalong the south shore of Lake Superior, and MajorBoies noted it occasionally on Neebish Island inthe St. Marys River, about 46° 20 north. Itarrives from the south rather late, rarely beforeMay 1 in the southern counties, and a week or tendays later in the nort
. Michigan bird life : a list of all the bird species known to occur in the State together with an outline of their classification and an account of the life history of each species, with special reference to its relation to agriculture ... . e, but nowhere abundant,and less often seen toward the north, although occasional pairs are foundalong the south shore of Lake Superior, and MajorBoies noted it occasionally on Neebish Island inthe St. Marys River, about 46° 20 north. Itarrives from the south rather late, rarely beforeMay 1 in the southern counties, and a week or tendays later in the north. At Petersburg Trombleysearliest record is April 27, 1888, but Swales notedone at Detroit, April 9, 1889. It moves southwardagain in September, only stragglers being seen — ^ j^-.^.after the middle of the month. Fig. 94. It shows a preference for the forest and is shyer Tail of crested Flycatcher,than most of the flycatchers. Its favorite perch is the top of some high tree (not necessarily a dead one), and its loud parrot-like calls and whistles can be heard at long distances. Major Bendiresays: It utters a variety of sounds; the most common is a clear whistlelike e-whuit-huit, or wit-whit, wit-whit, repeated five or six times in. LAND BIRDS. 397 a somewhat lower key, and varied to whuir, whuree/ or puree, accom-panied by various turns and twistings of the head. Its alarm note is apenetrating and far-reaching wheek, wheek. Bicknell says the birdsare nearly silent through most of July and August and use only low notesuntil they depart. The nest is built late in May or early in June; E. B. Schrage taking a setof five eggs at Pontiac June 4, 1896, and R. B. Westnedge a set of six atKalamazoo June 10, 1891. Possibly a second brood is sometimes reared,since we have several records of eggs in July. Mr. W. Wilkowski statesthat at Kalamazoo, July 11, 1902, he found a nest containing ten eggsevidently laid by two different females, since five were heavily blotchedand the other five
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