_Dendroica striata. Case 8, Figs. 71, 72_
In the spring, a black cap, white cheeks and a
gray, black streaked back distinguish the male; a
gray, black-streaked back, the female. In the
fall, young and old are olive-green, streaked with
black above; yellowish white below, and thus
closely resembles the young Bay-breast. L. 5-1/2.
_Range._ Nests from northern New England and
northern Michigan into Canada; winters in the
tropics.
Washington, abundant T.V., Apl. 28-June 16; Aug.
31-Oct. 20. Ossining, common T.V., May 7-June 6;
Aug. 30-Oct. 16. Cambridge, abundant T.V., May
12-June 5; Sept. 8-Oct. 20. N. Ohio, common T.V.,
May 6-June 2; Sept. 1-Oct. 16. Glen Ellyn, common
T.V., May 2-June 8; Aug. 23-Sept. 27. SE. Minn.,
common T.V., May 8-; Aug. 27-.
Toward the end of the May Warbler 'waves' the Blackpolls come in force.
They are excessively fat and, perhaps for this reason, move rather
slowly for a Warbler. They are Wood Warblers, but at this season may
overflow into the trees of our lawns and orchards. Mrs. Farwell
describes the Blackpoll's song as "a succession of hesitating, staccato,
unmusical notes varying greatly in volume. The notes separated, not
combined in twos, as in the Black and White Warbler's song." When
nesting this Warbler frequents stunted spruce forests, placing its nest
in these trees a few feet above the ground, and laying 4-5 white,
brown-marked eggs the latter part of June.