WOOD WARBLERS 



abundant during blossoming time, catching 

 the tiny insects that swarm about the blooms, 

 and along woods roads on the hills and in the 

 valleys. The Audubon warbler is a restless 

 little bird, ever on the wing, darting from tree 

 to tree in pursuit of flying insects or chasing 

 its fellows in and out among the trees and 

 bushes in a Ceaseless game of tag. With 

 spread tail and fluttering wings its move- 

 ment reminds one of a butterfly as it fairly 

 dances from the top of one tree to another. 

 It may be distinguished from all other of the 

 western warblers by its five yellow patches on 

 crown, throat, sides and rump. The song of 

 the Audubon warbler is one of the earliest 

 heard in the spring. It is loud and clear, with 

 many variations, and may be heard a long 

 way off. Its favorite perch when singing is 

 the highest point on some conifer or other tall 

 forest tree. Although the warblers as a group 

 are highly migratory, most of them leaving 

 the United States entirely in the winter, the 

 Audubon warbler may be found in large 

 numbers in the winter as far north as southern 

 British Columbia. In their winter dress they 

 retain only the yellow rump patch and in this 

 grayish garb they go about in small flocks 

 seeking their living in weedy old fields and 

 along roadsides. 



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