WOOD WARBLERS 



The hermit warbler is found along with the 

 Townsend in the same kind of woods, usually 

 high in the firs but sometimes showing itself 

 on the lower branches of the mixed woods, 

 or along the edges of quiet woods roads in the 

 tangle of alder and vine maple. It seems to 

 be far commoner than the Townsend warbler, 

 frequenting the fir-clad hills in all parts of its 

 range and swarming through the valleys 

 during the spring and fall migrations. The 

 hermit warbler shows to best advantage in 

 the firs, its bright yellow head, black throat 

 and white underparts making a striking 

 picture against the background of greenery. 

 It may be easily distinguished from all other 

 of our western warblers by its unusual colora- 

 tion. While the hermit warbler is quite 

 common in many localities it keeps well to 

 cover and must be diligently sought for by the 

 bird student w^ho wishes to become familiar 

 with it in its native haunts. 



The song of the hermit warbler is varied. 

 In some cases it resembles that of the black- 

 throated gray, again that of the Townsend 

 warbler, but it has a very peculiar and dis- 

 tinctive song of its ow^n that, when once heard, 

 will never be forgotten. If set to words it 

 would say, see here, see here, I see you. The 

 first four notes are given in couplets, and in a 



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