Length: A little over 5 inches.
Male: _Crown bright yellow_; white line over eye, _broad black line
extending through eye_; _black throat bordered with white_; wings
bluish-gray, with a _large, bright yellow patch_; upper parts,
bluish-gray; under parts, except throat, grayish-white; tail
bluish-gray, with outer feathers nearly all white on their inner
webs.
Female: Similar to male, but duller; cheeks and throat _dark gray_
instead of black.
Song: "Its song is a 'lazy _zee-zee-zee_.' It has also an insect-like
call-note, and a sharp _chip_ alarm-note like that of the chipping
sparrow.... The song when near at hand sounds like the syllables
_zee-u-ee', zee-u-ee', zee-u-ee'_."[153]
Habitat: The beautiful little Golden-winged Warbler may be found in
deciduous forests, especially among elm and birch trees, and has a
habit of seeking the ends of branches for its food.
Range: Eastern North America. Breeds from central Minnesota, southern
Ontario, and Massachusetts, to southern Iowa, northern Illinois,
Indiana, and New Jersey, and northern Georgia; winters from
Guatemala to Colombia; very rare in Florida and southern Georgia,
and west of the Mississippi.