661. Dendroica striata 

 BLACKPOLL WARBLER. 5 1-2 inches 



Male. Above black and white, streaked ; crown black; white patch 



under the eye ; wing bars and tail spots white. Below white, 



streaked with black on sides. Female. Similar, with yellowish 



tinge. 



A bird of the woods and tall trees. Suggests the Black and White 



Creeper. A common migrant in Massachusetts. Arrives about 



the middle of May. 



Song. Similar to the Black and White Creeper's, but faster and 

 in higher key. 

 Nest. In conifers. 



Breeds. In northern New England, on high mountains. 



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