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Warbler, Mourning (continued) 



Call no. 



Nu WN2 Nest with Four Eggs in Clump of Coarse Grass. Branch- 

 port. (June 7, 1908) Stone 



The nest is usually placed in the shade in a tangle of briars, 

 ferns, skunk cabbage or nettles. This one is in a boggy place 

 along the edge of woods. 



Nu WN4 Female Incubating. Ithaca. (June 1917) Allen 



Note how the nest is built up from the ground among weeds. 



Warbler, Yellow (Dendroica ce^stiva cBstiva) 



Our common summer "yellowbird." A most useful bird 

 because it frequents orchards and fruit trees in general, feeding 

 upon injurious insects. It nests about houses as well as in woods. 



5.1 



Nu WY Adult Perched over Young in Nest. (1910) ^ Bailey 



Nu WY2 Nest with Five Eggs in Thicket of Berry Bushes 



Notice the compact character of the nest and its position. The 

 nest is usually placed in a shrub or low tree near the ground. 



Nu WY3 Adult Taking Cotton for Nest Building. Ithaca. (May 

 24, 1916) Allen 



One way to attract birds is to place out for them suitable 

 building material. 



Water-thrush (Seiurus novehoracensis novehoracensis) 



A common summer resident of New York State. In the 

 migration period it may be found frequently at a considerable 

 distance from water. It is not a thrush, but belongs to the 

 warbler family, being closely related to the ovenbird. 5.5-6 



Nu Wfl Adult on Mossy Ground among Ferns. TuUy lake. (June 

 25, 1917) Allen 



Nu 'Wf2 Nest with Two Thrush Eggs and Two Cowbird Eggs in 

 Mossy Bank near the Water. Potters swamp, Branch- 

 port. (May 23, 1909) Burtch 



Prefers to build its nest in the cool depths of a wooded swamp 

 near the water. 



