BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 



Habitat: Woodlands, where the oven-bird spends much of its 

 time on the ground. 



Range: North America. Breeds in the forests of Canada and 

 the United States to Kansas, southern Missouri, Ohio 

 Valley, Virginia, and in the mountains of Georgia 

 and South Carolina; winters from central Florida 

 to Colombia. 



THIS shy forest-dweller is little seen except by the 

 tireless haunter of woods. I well remember my 

 first quest for the owner of a voice that seemed to proceed 

 fijom every part of the small grove I was searching. His 

 ventriloquistic power led me on until I was about to give 

 up in weariness and discouragement, when suddenly I 

 came upon this golden-crowned warbler that had made 

 the woods ring. He seemed very small for so loud a 

 vocalization. 



Another day, quite by accident, I discovered his oven- 

 shaped nest: 



"Arched and framed with last year's oak-leaves, 

 Roofed and walled against the raindrops." ^ 

 Since that time I have had numerous views of oven- 

 birds. One in particular, seemed quite unafraid; and 

 several times approached within a few feet of where I 

 was seated. 



2. THE WATER-THRUSHES 



Water-Thrushes: The Water-thrushes resemble the oven- 

 bird in size and general appearance. Their crowns 

 are dark instead of golden ; the northern water- 

 thrush has a light line over the eye, and a bright 



2 From "The Oven-Bird," by Frank BoUes. 



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