BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 



Female: Similar to male, but duller. 



Song: "It is one of our full-voiced warblers, the song resem- 

 bling the syllables wee-to, wee-to, wee-a-tee or witchi, 

 witchi, witchi, tit, witchi-tit, witchi-tit, witchi-tit, 

 the first four words deliberate and even, the last three 

 hurried and higher pitched. . . . The song is louder 

 than the yellow warbler's." ^ 



Habitat: "Throughout the migration season, the Magnolia 

 warbler is common throughout our orchards and 

 shade trees, as well as woodlands. ... In its nest- 

 ing grounds, this warbler prefers coniferous growth, 

 especially young spruces." ' 



Hange: Breeds from southern Mackenzie, Keewatin, northern 

 Quebec, and Newfoundland to central Alberta, Sas- 

 katchewan, Minnesota, northern Michigan, and north- 

 ern Massachusetts; in the mountains of West Vir- 

 ginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York; winters 

 from southern Mexico to Panama. 



MR. C. F. STONE in "Birds of New York" says: 

 "Every hemlock-clad gully or hemlock woods 

 where the trees are close and limbs intertwined afford 

 suitable haunts for this lively and emphatic singer. . . . 

 Among the smaller gullies 1 or 2 pairs may be found, and 

 in the larger gullies it is not unusual to locate 12 or 15 

 pairs during the nesting period. In some of these situa- 

 tions the Magnolia does not seem to occur, perhaps be- 

 cause it is so persecuted by red squirrels and cowbirds. 

 The latter seems to make a specialty of presenting 

 this warbler with one or more of its eggs, generally 

 puncturing the eggs of the Magnolia before leaving the 

 nest." ' 



1, 2, & 3 From Eaton's "Birds of New York," pages 408, 409, 410. 



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