Conspicuously Yel'ow and Orange 



into the root crannies of some large tree, where tliere is much 

 water m he woods. Bits of bark, dead wood, moss, and fine 



?rTl n n'^'^f ^ T'^^'"^ "^''^ ^'''''' g° t° ^'^' the pretty 

 cradle Unhappily, the little Canada warblers are often cheated 



btds b tT "^T' ''''?' ''' '' "^^"^ ^^^- delightful song 

 birds, by the greedy interloper that the cowbird depr.us in their 



Hooded Warbler 



r-5j'/^'^m^ w/ra/a; Wood Warbler family 



^"fs^TsVaU-i^ "^'"- ^''^' ^" ^"^h shorter than the Eng- 



^^/.-Head, neck, chin, and throat black like a hood in mature 



male specimens only. Hood restricted, or altogether wn 



rhi?/'"" t '""i y°""^- ^PPer parts rich oI.T Forehe "d" 



oSVe^trs"'""^^^' ^^"°"- ^°-^ conspicuouTwl?.?; 



i^m«/^_Duller, and with restricted cowl 



Mgra^ions-M,y. September. Summer Resident. 



mict?'' ^^\"tifully marked, sprightly little warbler might be 



s"^id toTJ" H " ""'"f ""^y ''' ^^^ yellowthroat ; and aT t is 

 said to take him nearly three years to grow his hood, with the 

 completed cowl and cape, there is surely sufficient rasonhe'e 

 for the despair that often seizes the novice in attempting to distin- 

 guish the perplexing warblers. Like its Southern counterpart 

 the hooded warbler prefers wet woods and low trees ratherTh n 

 high ones, for much of its food consists of insects attracted by the 

 dampness, and many of them must be t^ken on the wing Be 

 cause of Its tireless activity the birds figure is particularly slender 

 and graceful_a trait, too, to which we owe all the glimpses of i 

 we are ikely to get throughout the summer. It has a'curiou 

 habit of spreading its tail, as if it wished you to take spechl 

 notice of the white spots that adorn it; not flirting it, as the red- 



a Tt flier .nH T? T^''""' ""^' ^"^ ^'"^P'y °P^"'"S 't like a fan 

 as It tiles and darts about. 



Its song, which is particularly sweet and gr., ful, and with 



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