CAPE MAY WARBLER. 
650. Dendroica tigrina. 5 inches. 
Male, with a chestnut wash on the ears and throat; 
female, duller and with little or no chestnut. 
In the greater part of eastern North America, Cape 
May Warblers are regarded as rare birds; they appear 
to migrate in compact bodies, not Spreading out over 
the country as do most of the others; consequently 
they may be very common in restricted areas while 
lacking entirely in others. I have never met with but 
two specimens in Massachusetts. While passing through 
the United States you may meet with them in open 
woods, parks or in shade trees along the streets of cities. 
Song.—A thin, high-pitched whistle repeated several 
times. 
Nest.—Of small cedar twigs lined with horse hair, 
placed within a few feet of the ground in small cedar 
trees; eggs white spotted with brown (.68 x .50). 
Range.—Eastern N. A., breeding in eastern Canad1 
and, rarely, northern New England; winters south of 
the U. S. 
