A. COMMONER SPECIES

I. Species normally arriving before April 1.
NameAverage
date of
arrival [1]		Arrival 1915Days later
or earlier
than average.
Chipping SparrowMarch7March1912 late
Yellow-throated WarblerMarch24April714 late
Blue-gray GnatcatcherMarch24April714 late
Blue-headed VireoMarch25April17 late
Pectoral SandpiperMarch25April1319 late
Louisiana Water-ThrushMarch26April712 late
Maryland YellowthroatMarch26April712 late
Black-and-White WarblerMarch27April610 late
Black-throated Green WarblerMarch27April1014 late
White-eyed VireoMarch31April99 late
American OspreyMarch31March283 early
II. Species normally arriving from April 1 to 10 inclusive.
Tree SwallowApril3April1310 late
Lesser Yellow-legsApril3April1310 late
Barn SwallowApril7April136 late
Green HeronApril9April145 late
Parula WarblerApril10April155 late
Whip-poor-willApril10April188 late
III. Species normally arriving from April 11 to 20, inclusive.
RedstartApril12April120 late
Yellow WarblerApril14April173 late
Prairie WarblerApril14April122 early
Yellow-throated VireoApril14April131 early
Spotted SandpiperApril15April132 early
Hooded WarblerApril16April106 early
Crested FlycatcherApril16April248 late
Red-eyed VireoApril16April204 late
Wood ThrushApril16April115 early
Chimney SwiftApril16April133 early
OvenbirdApril17April98 early
Summer TanagerApril17April116 early
House WrenApril17April203 late
Ruby-throated HummingbirdApril18April144 early
KingbirdApril19April127 early
CatbirdApril20April211 late
IV. Species normally arriving later than April 20.
Yellow-breasted ChatApril24April273 late
Solitary SandpiperApril24April1311 early
Orchard OrioleApril25April272 late
Wood PeweeApril25April272 late
Water-ThrushApril27April234 early
Black-throated Blue WarblerApril27April216 early
Green-crested FlycatcherApril30April219 early
BobolinkMay2May31 late
Indigo BuntingMay2April275 early
Blue GrosbeakMay3May12 early
Black-poll WarblerMay4May31 early
Kentucky WarblerMay5April2312 early
Yellow-billed CuckooMay6May148 late

B. RARER SPECIES [2]

Yellow-crowned Night HeronApril 2 and 8
Black-crowned Night HeronApril6
Rough-winged SwallowApril6
King RailApril7
Rusty BlackbirdApril8
Bachman’s SparrowApril10
Grasshopper SparrowApril17
Bartramian SandpiperApril17
Purple MartinApril17
Prothonotary WarblerApril24
NighthawkApril24
(The last two were noted 15 miles east of Raleigh.)
Cape May WarblerApril27
Olive-backed ThrushApril28
Blue-winged WarblerApril30
Scarlet TanagerApril30
Wilson’s ThrushMay1
Chestnut-sided WarblerMay4
Baltimore OrioleMay4
Rose-breasted GrosbeakMay4
Bay-breasted WarblerMay5
Gray-cheeked ThrushMay13
Wilson’s WarblerMay19

[1] The average date of arrival was calculated from records made during the period 1884 to 1911 inclusive.

[2] This group includes species of which our records are too meager or too irregular to obtain an average as to time of arrival.

First Efforts at Bird Photography

By H. IRA HARTSHORN, Newark, N. J.

With photographs by the author