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bright and varied. Its back is green, 

 the rest of the upper parts bluish gray, 

 and its breast is bright yellow. It is one 

 of the smallest of the Warblers and may 

 be distinguished by having a patch of 

 yellowish green in the center of the back. 

 It builds its nest of moss or lichens, in 

 which it lays three to five eggs during 

 the middle or latter part of May. The 

 eggs are white, with the larger end 

 spotted with a few reddish marks. Its 

 song is very insignificant, being only a 

 buzz and twitter. I occasionally see it 

 in migration time, more often in the 

 spring of the year. 



After arriving about the first week in 

 May, the Yellow-breasted Chat waits 

 three weeks or more before building 

 its nest, which is usually placed in a 

 small bush or briar, not far from the 

 ground. The exterior is composed of 

 grasses and leaves and the lining of 



