WARBLERS 



(678) Oporornis agilis 



(Wilson) (Lat., active). 



CONNECTICUT WARBLER. 

 Ad. & — As shown by the upper 

 bird; a complete whitish cye-rinf;; 

 whole head, neck and breast a dark 

 blue-gray, very deep and almost 

 blackish on the throat in spring; back, 

 wmgs and tail bright olive-green; 

 under parts yellow. Ad. 9 , and Iiii. 

 — Shown by the lower bird; top of 

 head same color as body; throat and 

 breast pale grayish-brown. L., 5.50. 

 Nest — Of grasses; on the ground 

 or just above, in clumps of briers or 

 thickets. 



Range — Breeds from Mich, and 

 Minn, northward. Winters in South 

 America; in spring passes chietly 

 through Miss. Valley; in fall, mi- 

 grates chiefly along Atlantic States, 

 from Mass. southward. 



The song is loud, clear and ringing, similar to that of the 

 common Water-Thrush but shorter and perhaps not quite 

 as fine a performance. Their nests are located in niches in 

 banks along streams or in cavities among roots of fallen trees. 

 They are more easily discovered than those of the last species 

 for it is not necessary to flounder about in a swamp looking 

 for them. 



In the region from New York to Illinois and south to the 

 Gulf States, KENTUCKY WARBLERS are reckoned as 

 abundant residents in moist woods, particularly those with a 

 dense undergrowth. They are typical ground warblers and, 

 as they are not timid, we can usually approach near enough 

 to watch them walking daintily about as they search for 

 insects among the leaves. The male sings at frequent inter- 

 vals, generally rising to the lower branches of the trees to 

 deliver the half dozen loud clear notes, strongly resembling 

 one song of the Carolina Wren, a "hur-dle, hur-dle, dur-dle. " 

 Both wren and warbler frequent the same places and, on my 



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