Conspicuously Yellow and Orange 
borly, and is said to enter the streets and gardens of towns with 
a chippy’s familiarity. 
Palm Warbler or Redpoll Warbler ( Dendroica palmar um) 
differs from the preceding chiefly in its slightly smaller size, the 
more grayish-brown tint in its olive upper parts, and the uneven 
shade of yellow underneath that varies from clear yellow to soiled 
whitish. It is the Western counterpart of the yellow redpoll, and 
is most common in the Mississippi Valley. Strangely enough, 
however, it is this warbler, and not bypochrysea, that goes out of 
its way to winter in Florida, where it is abundant all winter. 
Yellow Warbler 
(Dendroica cestiva) Wood Warbler family 
Called also : SUMMER YELLOWBIRD ; GOLDEN WARBLER ; 
YELLOW POLL 
Length — 4.75 to 5.2 inches. Over an inch shorter than the Eng- 
lish sparrow. 
Male— Upper parts olive-yellow, brightest on the crown; under 
parts bright yellow, streaked with reddish brown. Wings 
and tail dusky olive-brown, edged with yellow. 
Female — Similar; but reddish-brown streakings less distinct. 
Range — North America, except Southwestern States, where the 
prothonotary warbler reigns in its stead. Nests from Gulf 
States to Fur Countries. Winters south of the Gulf States, 
as far as northern parts of South America. 
Migrations — May. September. Common summer resident. 
This exquisite little creature of perpetual summer (though to 
find it it must travel back and forth between two continents) 
comes out of the south with the golden days of spring. From 
much living in the sunshine through countless generations, its 
feathers have finally become the color of sunshine itself, and in 
disposition, as well, it is nothing if not sunny and bright. Not 
the least of its attractions is that it is exceedingly common every- 
where: in the shrubbery of our lawns, in gardens and orchards, 
by the road and brookside, in the edges of woods — everywhere 
we catch its glint of brightness through the long summer days, 
and hear its simple, sweet, and happy song until the end of July. 
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