THE WARBLERS 



Female: Somewhat like male, but duller; the colors are less 

 sharply contrasted. 



Song'! In the spring a loud warble, not unlike that of the 

 yellow warbler; in the summer, a weaker trill. ^ 



Habitat: Thickets, bushy roadsides, edges of woods, open 

 woodlands. 



Range: Eastern North America from central Canada to east- 

 ern Nebraska, northern Ohio, New Jersey, Rhode Is- 

 land, and Massachusetts, and in the Alleghany Mts. 

 to Termessee and North Carolina. 



THE male Chestnut-sided Warbler is very easily 

 identified; its sharp contrasts in coloring make it 

 conspicuous. While the bay-breasted warbler also has 

 chestnut sides, it differs in having the color extend to the 

 breast and throat, instead of bordering the white under 

 parts. 



The dainty little chestnut-sided warbler is rather com- 

 moner than some species. Dr. F. H. Herrick in his book, 

 "The Home Life of Wild Birds," tells of taming a female. 

 She ate from his hand and allowed him to stroke her as 

 she sat on her nest. 



1 "Useful Birds and Their Protection" — E. H. Forbush, page 193. 



[283] 



