. Birds of the Boston Public Garden : a study in migration . singly onApril 15, 23, and 29 respectively, the secondone on the Common. There have been three autumn recordsfor the Garden: one of a bird on October i68 BIRDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN 19, 1902; one of a bird on October 18, 1904;and one of a bird on October 17, 1906. No explanation of the absence of thespecies in the spring during four yearssuggests itself. 88. Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor The Prairie Warbler is a rare visitant tothe Garden. Three visits have been re-corded. The first was of a bird on May 23,1900; the second was of
. Birds of the Boston Public Garden : a study in migration . singly onApril 15, 23, and 29 respectively, the secondone on the Common. There have been three autumn recordsfor the Garden: one of a bird on October i68 BIRDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN 19, 1902; one of a bird on October 18, 1904;and one of a bird on October 17, 1906. No explanation of the absence of thespecies in the spring during four yearssuggests itself. 88. Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor The Prairie Warbler is a rare visitant tothe Garden. Three visits have been re-corded. The first was of a bird on May 23,1900; the second was of one on May 19,1905, in song; the third was of one on May15,1907, and continued during the two daysfollowing. The last visitant sang much hissong of many zees repeated rapidly. Thisbird frequented the group of large elms op-posite the entrance from Newbury Street. 89. Oven-bird Seiurus- aurocapillus Several Oven-birds, or Golden-crownedThrushes, every year have visited theGarden, with two exceptions coming singlyat first, and later often two or three birds. THE OLD WILLOW GROUP OVEN-BIRD 169 or more together. But five birds arrived onMay 14,1907, and eight were seen on May12, 1908, one other being on the of the visitants apparently makea prolonged stay. One bird in 1900 wasnoted daily from May 14 to 21, eight days;another in 1904 from May 11 to 17, sevendays; another in 1905 from May 16 to 21,six days; another in 1908 from May 13 to19, seven days. The earliest appearance ofthe species was on May 7, 1905, the mostdelayed appearance on May 21, 1903. Inthe seven other years between May 9 and14 the first Oven-bird has come and beenfollowed by others in succession to May21 to 26. The latest bird recorded remainedto May 29, in 1907. The song has been heard on many occa-sions. In one instance the songster was inshrubbery nearly opposite the ArlingtonStreet Church, and on a quiet Sundaymorning in May at an early hour earnestlygave his crescendo song again and
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