WOOD WARBLERS 



yellow warbler, a closely related species, is 

 found on the Pacific Slope from Alaska to 

 Vancouver Island, wintering south through 

 Mexico to Nicaragua. 



The yellow warbler is the summer yellow 

 bird of the whole United States. It is the 

 commonest of the warblers, coming north 

 in April and May to fill the woods with its 

 cheery song, taking possession of the big 

 maples in town and country where it loves to 

 dwell. Although found from sea level to high 

 mountains it is particularly fond of mixed 

 woods along the edges of old fields and open 

 park-like timber where the sun comes sifting 

 through the leaves to warm the ground 

 beneath. Its song is variously interpreted by 

 different writers, but Chapman renders it as, 

 wee-chee-chee, chee-chee, chur-wee, or, stveet, 

 sweety sweet, sweet, sweeter, sweeter, etc. 



The yellow warbler is the most persistent 

 singer of all the family and no summer day is 

 complete without its music floating in from the 

 tree tops. Its nest is placed in small bushes 

 and trees, sometimes in willows along streams. 



^^ Pacific yellow-throat, Geothhjpis trichas 



arizela. 4.70 



Distribution: Pacific Coast region from 



British Columbia to southern California, east 



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