LOCAL BREEDING BIRDS 27 
WORM-EATING WARBLER 
Group, Hall No. 308 
Site: On the ground, usually in or near second growth. Eggs: 4-5, white, 
speckled, chiefly about the larger end, with brownish. Date: May 30. 
97- (648.) Parula Warbler (Compsothlypis americana usnee). Local 
status: Common migrant, local summer resident, nesting only where Usnea 
moss occurs. Site: In bunches of hanging Usnea moss. Eggs: 4-5. white, 
with reddish brown markings, chiefly about the larger end. Date: May 22. 
98. (652.) Summer Yellowbird; Yellow Warbler (Dendroica estiva) 
Local status: Abundant summer resident. Site: In bushes or trees 4-20 feet 
from the ground. Eggs: 4-5, bluish white, thickly marked with brownish, 
with frequently a wreath about the larger end. Date: May 20. Group, Hall 
No. 308. 
99- (659.) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica). Local 
status: Locally common summer resident, increasing in numbers. Site: In 
bushes, usually about 3 feet from the ground. Eggs: 4-s, white, with numer- 
ous cinnamon- and olive-brown markings, chiefly in a wreath about the larger 
end. Date: May 29. 
