Washington, very common S.R., Apl. 8-Oct.; occasionally winters. Ossining, common S.R., Apl. 22-Oct. 28. Cambridge common S.R., Apl. 36-Oct. 20. N. Ohio, common S.R., Apl. 6-Oct. 15. Glen Ellyn, common S.R., Apl. 9-Oct. 11. SE. Minn., common S.R., Apl. 15-Oct. 7.
In the wealth of new experiences and awakened associations which crowd the bird-lover's days in April and May, none stands out more clearly in my memory than the first Thrasher's song.
The rich, distinctly enunciated notes ring loud and clear above all other songs as the bird from some tree-top gives his musical message to the world. The performance concluded he returns to the undergrowth whence one may hear his explosive, whistled wheèu or sharp kissing note. The nest is built in bushy growths or on the ground in May. The 3-6 eggs are grayish white finely speckled with reddish brown.
WRENS. FAMILY TROGLODYTIDÆ
CAROLINA WREN
Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus. [Case 4]. Fig. 64
Largest and most brightly colored of our Wrens. Note the buff or whitish line over the eye. L. 5½.
Range. Gulf States north to Connecticut and Iowa; non-migratory. The Florida Wren (T. l. miamensis) a slightly larger, more richly colored form, inhabits Florida from Palatka southward.
Washington, common P.R. Cambridge, rare or casual. N. Ohio, tolerably common P.R.
The Carolina Wren is a bird of the woods, whose loud, musical whistles are among the most conspicuous of southern bird notes. They suggest those of both the Cardinal and Tufted Titmouse, but are more varied in character. A common scolding call is recognizably wren-like, while another suggests a tree-toad's krrring. The nest is built in holes, in April. The 4-6 eggs are white with numerous reddish brown and lavender markings.