CAPE MAY WARBLER. 



650. Dendroica tigrina. 5 inches. 



Male, with a chestnut wash on the ears and throat; 

 female, duller and with little or no chestnut. 



In the greater part of eastern North America, Cape 

 May Warblers are regarded as rare birds; they appear 

 to migrate in compact bodies, not spreading out over 

 the country as do most of the others; consequently 

 they may be very common in restricted areas while 

 lacking entirely in others. I have never met with but 

 two specimens in Massachusetts. While passing through 

 the United States you may meet with them in open 

 woods, parks or in shade trees along the streets of cities. 



Song. A thin, high-pitched whistle repeated several 

 times. 



Nest. Of small cedar twigs lined with horse hair, 

 placed within a few feet of the ground in small cedar 

 trees; eggs white spotted with brown (.68 x .50). 



Range. Eastern N. A., breeding in eastern Canada 

 and, rarely, northern New England; winters south of 

 the U. S. 



