. Birds of the Boston Public Garden : a study in migration . C GARDEN that year on May 9 one was present; againon May 18 one came and remained threedays, and another arriving on the 20thremained four days, presumably the samebirdi So the Chat was recorded upon sixdays in succession in that season. On May20 two were seen together. They weremuch upon the grass in the neighborhoodof the Washington equestrian statue incompany with other warblers, all of whomwere finding their food upon or near thesurface after a severe easterly storm. It was not until the season of 1905 thatanother Chat was seen i
. Birds of the Boston Public Garden : a study in migration . C GARDEN that year on May 9 one was present; againon May 18 one came and remained threedays, and another arriving on the 20thremained four days, presumably the samebirdi So the Chat was recorded upon sixdays in succession in that season. On May20 two were seen together. They weremuch upon the grass in the neighborhoodof the Washington equestrian statue incompany with other warblers, all of whomwere finding their food upon or near thesurface after a severe easterly storm. It was not until the season of 1905 thatanother Chat was seen in the Garden. Thisvisitor was present from May 16 to 18. Itwas first seen by Dr. C. W. Townsend onthe first mentioned day. It frequented thenortheast quarter, making use of groupsof trees and shrubs near the pond. In 1908 again a Chat came to the Garden,arriving on May 12. Mr. Thomas S. Brad-lee called my attention to it, while we satupon one of the benches awaiting its ap-pearance, for Mr. Bradlee had already dis-covered its presence. The bird came to the. WILSONS WARBLER 177 ground near us and immediately behindthe garden-seat. This was in the vicinityof the Everett statue, the Chat makinguse of the European beech which standsnear to conceal itself in when startled. Itwas not seen the following day. Although Chats naturally seek the ground,shyness of persons who approach, going toand fro, usually drives the visitors much intothe trees, and they show themselves verysecretive and elusive. No one of the birdshas been heard to sing or seen to performany of the queer antics which conditionsof wildness inspire. 94. Wilsons Warbler Wilsonia pusilla The Wilsons Warbler, or Wilsons Black-cap, may be depended upon to make suc-cessive visits to the Garden, appearing inthe middle of the month of May. May 15,1905, marked its earliest appearance untilthe year 1908, when a male bird came tothe Garden on May 10 and a male and afemale on May 12, while there was also 178 BIRDS OF THE PUBLIC GA
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