_Dendroica coronata. Case 5, Fig. 27_
The yellow rump is always evident, but in fall and
winter the whole plumage is duller, more brownish
and the yellow patches at the sides of the breast
and in the crown are less conspicuous. A rather
large Warbler. L. 5-3/4.
_Range._ Nests from northern New England and
northern Minnesota to Canada; winters from Kansas
and southern New England to the tropics.
Washington, abundant W.V., Aug. 7-May 23.
Ossining, common T.V., Apl. 13-May 28; Aug.
16-Nov. 11; a few winter. Cambridge, abundant
T.V., Apl. 12-May 20; Sept. 1-Nov. 1; a few
winter. N. Ohio, common T.V., Apl. 12-May 20;
Sept. 15-Nov. 3. Glen Ellyn, common T.V., Apl.
8-May 28; Sept. 25-Dec. 29. SE. Minn., common
T.V., Apl. 6-; Sept. 9-Oct. 28.
A hardy Warbler which, like the Tree Swallow, can substitute bayberries
for insects. When the former are available some individuals remain in
the North, enduring our winters without apparent discomfort. Its
call-note, _tchep_, is as distinctive as its markings, and this fact
connected with its general distribution and abundance, makes it one of
the best known members of this little-known family.
Thayer in "Warblers of North America" describes its common song as "a
loud silvery 'sleigh-bell' trill, a vivid, sprightly utterance."
It nests in coniferous forests, building from four to twenty feet from
the ground and laying 3-5 white eggs marked with shades of brown, in
late May or early June.