BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 



ish-gray, with black streaks; wings and tail brownish- 

 gray; two broad white wing-bars; tail with white 

 spots near tip of outer feathers. 



Female: Upper parts grayish-brown, streaked with black; un- 

 der parts buff, breast and sides washed with reddish- 

 brown; crown brownish; two white wing-bars. 



Song: "A monotonous, lisping song, with perhaps a few more 

 musical, ringing notes." ^ 



Habitat: "The Bay-breasted warbler usually frequents the 

 tops of trees during migration, being especially fond 

 of chestnuts, oaks, and hickories just as the leaves 

 are bursting. It is also found in orchards and about 

 the shade trees of streets and parks as well as in 

 the midst of woodlands. ... It prefers the upper 

 portions of trees except in cold or stormy weather 

 when it descends and feeds among the underbrush." ^ 

 William Brewster says that they live in dense woods, 

 especially among the pines and other cone-bearing 

 trees. 



Range: Eastern North America. Breeds in north-central and 

 southern Canada, northern Maine, and mountains of 

 New Hampshire; winters in Panama and Colombia; 

 irregular on the Atlantic slope and south of Virginia. 

 One of our less common warblers. 



2. THE CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER 



Lengfth: About 5 inches. 



Male: Crown yellow, bordered with black; back gray, streaked 

 with black and yellow; ear-patch and under parts 

 white; black line extending from bill meets broad 

 chestnut streak which runs down the side of the 

 body; wings with two broad yellowish-white wing- 

 bars; tail black, outer feathers with large white 

 spots varying in size. 



1 James P. Chapin. 



2 From Eaton's "Birds of New York." 



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