Nests in Trees, Bushes, or Vines 
Breeding Range—Northward from northern New England and 
northern Michigan. 
The nest is placed in coniferous or other evergreen trees, at 
a height of from five to as much as twenty feet from the ground. 
It is a compact structure of fine strips of bark, twigs, hair, plant 
fibre, and downy substance gathered from plants. The eggs 
are white, with fine spots of reddish brown at the larger end, 
sometimes forming a wreath. The number is usually 4. Size— 
.70 X.50. 
661. Black-poll Warbler: Dendroica striata (Forst.) 
Adult §—Upper parts gray, streaked with black; nape and 
cheeks white ; crown black; under parts white, shading 
into gray on the flanks ; throat and sides of breast and belly 
streaked with black. 
Adult ?—Upper parts dusky olive green, streaked with black ; 
under parts more or less tinged with yellowish, with dusky 
streaks. Length—5.56. 
Breeding Range—From northern New England and the Catskills 
northward. (A. O. U. check-list.) 
The nest, which is placed in coniferous trees (usually spruce), 
at a height of about six or eight feet from the ground, is com- 
posed of fine twigs, roots, weeds, lichen, and moss, lined with 
grass and feathers. 4 or 5 eggs are laid ; they are white or 
creamy white, spotted and blotched chiefly at the larger end 
with various shades of reddish brown and lilac. Size—.72 x .52. 
It is principally in the regions far north of the United States that 
these hardy little birds have their summer homes, and there in 
the forests of fir and spruce they hide their nests. 
In the more northern parts of New England a few belated 
pairs remain during the summer, building their nests towards 
the latter part of June. 
662. Blackburnian Warbler: Dendroica blackburnize 
(Gmel.) 
Adult & —Upper parts streaked black and white; crown bright 
orange, surrounded by black ; bright-orange line from bill 
over eye to back of cheek ; under parts, throat, and breast 
bright orange ; belly yellowish white, streaked with black. 
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