WARBLERS 



(661) Dendroica striata 



{Forskr) {Lat., striped). 



BLACK-POLL WARBLER. Ad. 

 cf — i\s shown by the middle bird ; a 

 black crown; sides of throat, breast 

 and sides streaked with black; white 

 spots on the outer tail feathers, and 

 two white wing bars. Ad. 9 — As 

 shown by the upper bird; no black on 

 crown; under parts pale yellowish- 

 white, faintly streaked on the breast 

 and sides. Im. — As shown by the 

 lower bird; olive-green above, with 

 few black streaks on back; below dull 

 yellowish- white; wings and tail as in 

 adults. L., 5.50. Nesl — Of root- 

 lets and lichens; low in coniferous 

 trees; eggs white, spotted with brown. 



Range — Breeds from Me., Man. 

 and B. C. northward. Winters in 

 northern South America. Mass. in 

 spring, May iS; in fall, Sept. S. 



Yet some years they appear in flocks of some size. In the 

 spring of iSg6, I saw a flock of not less than fifty individuals 

 feeding in trees along a country roadside. Before and since, 

 I have seen them only singly, usually in coniferous trees in 

 mixed woods. Others have had the same experience in rarely 

 meeting with, them in flocks. 



They display none of the vivacity common to most war- 

 blers, but are very deliberate in their actions. Their notes are 

 rather unsatisfactory from the standpoint of the bird student 

 for they bear sufficient resemblence to the thin-voiced songs 

 of Black and White Warblers and Black-polls to cause them 

 to be readily overlooked. 



BLACK-POLL WARBLERS spend the winter months in 

 northern South America. They come north by way of the 

 West Indies, reaching Florida the latter part of April and 

 northern United States about May 20th, about a week later 

 than the general influx of warblers. They usually travel in 

 companies of their own kind, frequenting parks, orchards and 



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