BLACK-THROATED BLUE 

 WARBLER 



1892 



September 20, 1893 

 May 5, 1894 

 May 7, 1895 

 September 22, 1895 

 May II, 1897 



THE plumage of all the warblers is 

 smooth and beautiful, but that of this 

 bird particularly so. It is the darkest of 

 all the family. The female, though green, 

 can easily be identified by the fleck of clear 

 white on the wings. Its chirp is an ex- 

 tremely fine thin squeak. The song is low, 

 hoarse, and without the vibrating quality. 

 I never see this bird in flocks, as the Yel- 

 low, Palm and Pine Warblers come some- 

 times, but in small numbers it is a very 

 regular visitant. 



May 11, 1894. The song is certainly 

 like the opening notes of the black 

 throated green's in quality. 



May 18, 1901. I like his queer, coarse 

 little song. It is usually three or four 

 notes long. He is such a fearless fellow. 

 He seems to prefer to work towards you 

 rather than away from you in his tree 

 peregrinations. 



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