YELLOW WARBLER. 
652. Dendroica ewestiva. 5 inches. 
Male. with chestnut streaks on the sides; female, 
duller and without the streaks. 
An abundant bird everywhere in woodland, park, 
orchard or garden and one of the most vivacious of the 
family. Arrives in the north soon after May first and 
is seen fiitting about like a gleam of sunshine snatch- 
ing insects from the foliage or darting after them in 
the air. Often known as the Summer Yellowbird. It 
frequently nests in garden or orchard trees, where it is 
a most welcome tenant. 
Song.—A sharp, vigorous “che-wee, che-wee, che-wee.”’ 
Nest.—A beautiful and compact structure of vege- 
table or plant fibres firmly quilted together, and fast- 
ened to upright forks of bushes or trees at low eleva- 
tions. Willows along creeks, ponds or rivers are favorite 
resorts. 
Range.—N. A., breeding from the Gulf to Labrador 
and Alaska; winters in Central America. 
