BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 



THIS warbler looks as though it had nearly divided 

 a large hood, — had slipped one half of it back 

 on its head like a calash, and allowed the other half to 

 remain under its chin. It is easy to identify by its ap- 

 pearance and its song, and its habit of living in the lower 

 parts of trees. 



Eaton says: "The nest of the Hooded Warbler is usu- 

 ally placed in a low sapling or bush from 1 to 3 feet from 

 the ground. In my experience it is the easiest of all the 

 warbler nests to find. Wherever I have noticed a Hooded 

 warbler singing in a patch of woodland, I have been very 

 successful in locating the nest by placing my eye close 

 to the ground and looking through the shrubbery from be- 

 low the cover of the undergrowth. Then the nest will 

 almost surely be seen if one is within a few rods, appear- 

 ing like a bunch of leaves a short distance above the 

 ground." 



5. WILSON'S WARBLER 



Length: About 5 inches. 



Male: Olive-green above, except for a black crown, outlined 

 with yellow in front and at the sides of crown; under 

 parts yellow, except for a grayish tinge at the sides; 

 wings and tail without ivhite bars and patches. 



Female: Similar to male, but without a clearly defined black 

 cap. 



Song: A loud, sweet trill, containing variations. 



Habitat: Low thickets, usually at the edges of woods, rather 

 than in treetops. 



Range: Eastern North America. Breeds in the tree-regions of 

 northern Canada south to southern Saskatchewan, 

 northern Minnesota, central Ontario, New Hamp- 

 shire, Maine, and Nova Scotia; winters in eastern 

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