BIRD LIFE IN WASHINGTON 
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WARBLERS 
Summer brings many tiny yellow birds. 
In color, at least, many of them remind 
us of our canary. For this reason, they 
are falsely called “Wild Canaries.” Their 
bills are much more slender than our pet 
bird and most of them are smaller than 
he. Canary is a Finch. As a musician, 
lie ranks much higher than the Warblers. 
But they are such active, cheerful little 
beings, and their, “Cliee, chee, chee,” with 
variations, according to the species, just 
must be shaken out for their tiny throats 
are full to over-flowing. They may sing 
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every few seconds from morning until ev- 
ening. So many species resemble each 
other so much and Warblers are so active 
that it is often difficult to tell just what 
species is flitting in and out among the 
leaves. 
Should we be lucky enough to find a 
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Warbler home and sit down by it, the tiny 
parent though in motion will manage to 
keep a bunch of leaves between us and it. 
It is not always the surest way to trace 
birds by their color, but it is often the 
quickest way. Yellow is the prevailing 
Warbler color. 
