Arrival. May i to 15. 
Pavoriie Haunts. In moist thickets, along streams and marshy places 
Fteld Marks. Black forehead and sides of head; bright yellow throat 
and breast. 
Song. "Witchery, witchery, witchery; wreechetty, wreechetty 
wreechetty," or ' follow me, follow me, follow me." 
In actions and appearance the Maryland yellow-throat resembles 
somewhat a wren. With head cocked to one side and tail erect this 
iDird will gaze inquisitively at you a moment, and then disappear into the 
thicket only to appear again in some other place. Saying plainly, "follow 
me," the happy little fellow will lead you farther on into the brambles. 
The yellow-throats are gentle and lovable in their manners. The male 
and female are very much devoted to each other. This bird is bubbling 
over with music and continues to sing late in the summer when other 
■warblers are silent. 
^V^T^START-iSctophaga riiticilla.) 
Male, upper parts, throat and breast shining black; flame-red on 
wings, tail and sides; belly pinkish white; bill and feet black. 
Female, all parts which are black in the male are greenish gray in 
the female, and where the male is red the female is yellow. 
Length about five and one-half inches. 
Arrival. May 5 to 15. 
Field Marks. Black throat and breast; flame-red patches on wings, 
tail and sides of the body. 
Favorite Haunts. In undergrowths and small trees along roadsides 
and streams. 
Song. The redstart has at least two songs, one of which sounds like 
"tsee, tsee, tsee," repeated in quick succession, the other "ching, ching, 
chee, ser wee, swee, swee-e-e." 
In respect to bright colors the redstart stands next to the scarlet 
tanager and the Baltimore oriole. The scarlet tanager retires to the 
woods and is seen only occasionally, the Baltimore oriole lives chiefly in 
the tops of trees, but this active, bright colored warbler lives nearer the 
ground, in undergrowths where we may see plainly his conspicuous red 
and black markings. 
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