655. Dendroica coronata 



MYRTLE WARBLER, s 1-2 inches 



Male. Above gray-blue streaked with black ; wing bars and tail 

 spots white ; crown patch, rtimp 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. A 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. In northern New England. 



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