LOCAL BREEDING BIRDS 



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WORM-EATINQ WARBLER 

 Group, Hall No. 308 



Site: On the ground, usually in or near second growth. Eggs: 4-5, white, 

 speckled, chiefly about the larger end, with brownish. Date: May 30. 



97. (648.) Parula Warbler (Compsothlypis americana usnece). Local 

 status: Common migrant, local summer resident, nesting only where Usnea 

 moss occurs. Site: In bunches of hanging Usnea moss. Eggs: 4-5, white, 

 with reddish brown markings, chieflv about the larger end. Date: May 22. 



98. (652.) Summer Yellowbird; Yellow Warbler (Dendroica cestiva) 

 Local status: Abundant summer resident. Site: In bushes or trees 4-20 feet 

 from the ground. Eggs: 4-5, bluish white, thickly marked with brownish, 

 with frequently a wreath about the larger end. Date: May 20. Group, Hall 

 No. 308. 



99. (659.) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica) . Local 

 status: Locally common summer resident, increasing in numbers. Site: In 

 bushes, usually about 3 feet from the ground. Eggs: 4-5. white, with numer- 

 ous cinnamon- and olive-brown markings, chiefly in a wreath about the larger 

 end. Date: May 29. 



