BIRDS OF VERMONT. 
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Black-throated Blue Warbler. Dendroeca coendescens^ Bd. 
Abundant in northern portions of state, but not as familiar in 
nesting. A beautiful and desirable bird. 
Yellow-rumped Warbler ; Myrtle Bird. Dendroeca coronata^ 
Gray. 
Abundant among the hills in spruce woods. Builds nests in 
low spruce trees, from three to five feet from the ground. Builds 
of twigs and lines with feathers. 
Blackburn's Warbler. Dendroeca Blackburnce, Bd. 
Quite common. Builds in high and mossy evergreen trees. 
Lines nest with an abundant supply of feathers. 
Black-poll Warbler. Dendroeca striata^ Bd. 
Is chiefly a migrant, seen spring and fall, yet a few nest on the 
northern border of the state. Nest built of twigs and lined 
with fine grass. 
Bay-breasted Warbler. Dendroeca castanea^ Bd. 
Resident of northern Vermont ; puts nest high, and not easil}' 
found. One I have seen was built twenty-five feet from the 
ground on horizontal branch ; coarse material outside, but lined 
with fine moss in a very artistic manner. 
Chestnut-sided Warbler. Dendroeca Pennsylvanlca^ Bd. 
A common summer resident. Nest coarser than the yellow 
bird ; built of grass lined with fine straws and hair ; build on 
shrubs from four to six feet from the ground. Eggs purple. 
Black- and-yellow Warbler. Dendroeca maculosa^ Bd. 
One of the most elegant of the family. Builds a beautiful 
nest interlaced with twigs and grasses, and I think always lined 
with black horse hair ; why other colors are not desirable seems 
a peculiarity. 
Cape May Warbler. Dendroeca tigrina, Bd. 
Rare. Builds in low thick spruces, about five feet from ground. 
Nest similar to above, only not particular about hairs. 
Yellow-throated Warbler. Dendroeca dominica^ Bd. 
Very rare. Shot one in Lunenburgh in 1878. Never saw its 
nest in the state. 
Yellow Red-poll Warbler. Dendroeca palmarum^ Bd. 
This bird comes to us in early spring ; nests on the ground, 
and haunts plowed fields and roadsides often in company with 
sparrows. Breeds, I think, only in northern part of the state. 
Pine-creeping Warbler. Dendroeca pinus, Bd. 
This is a plain bird, larger than other warblers, and comes to 
us early, sometimes in March. They are found in the spruce 
and pine woods. 
