655. Dendroica coronata 
MYRTLE WARBLER. $5 1-2 inches 
Male. Above gray-blue streaked with black ; wing bars and tail 
spots white; crown patch, rump and sides of breast yellow. Below, 
throat white; breast streaked with black. Female. Similar, but 
with indistinct brownish coloring. 
Also called Yellow-rumped Warbler. Food, insects and berries, 
especially bayberries. . bird of the scrub pastures and roadsides, 
often in flocks. Abundant migrant in Massachusetts; sometimes 
winters near the coast. Arrives about April 20. 
Song. Chewy, chewy, chewy, repeated on the same note. 
Nest. In conifers, not far from the ground. 
Breeds. !n northern New England. 
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