The Yellowthroats 



Yellowthroat's song is one of the few explicit things 

 in the swamp. Mounting a weed-stalk, he rubs out, 

 Rees'iwitte rees'iwitte, rit, or / beseech you, I beseech 

 you, I beseech. Rhythm is the chief characteristic 

 of this song, and although a given bird appears 

 to be confined to a single type, the variety of 

 "feet" offered by a swamp is most entertain- 

 ing. Chit'ooreet chit'ooreet chu' , heard on the 



Taken in San Diego County 

 Photo by Donald R. Dickey 



AN OBLIGING POSE 



YOUNG TULE YELLOWTHROAT ON 

 TULE STEM 



edge of a northern pond, 

 reminded me of the Ken- 

 tucky Warbler (Opororni 

 jormosus);^h.\\e another, 

 less ambitious, lisped, 

 O-tis twiss'-pe, o-tis twiss' 

 pe. Returning to the 

 typical rhythm, one in- 

 dignant swain near Los 



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Taken in San Diego County Photo by Donald R. Dickey 



NEST AND EGGS OF THE TULE YELLOWTHROAT 



