. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE BLUE-WINGED WARBLER. vine bark, lined with fine grass. Eggs. 4 or 5, white, faintly and thinly speckled with cinnamon-brown or umber. Av. size, .63 x .51 (16. x 13.). General Range.—Eastern United States from southern New York, southern New England and southern Minnesota southward, west to Texas and Nebraska. In winter smith to Guatemala and Nicaragua. Range in Ohio.—Of general distribution in summer throughout the state. ALTHO appearing in our latitudes a
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE BLUE-WINGED WARBLER. vine bark, lined with fine grass. Eggs. 4 or 5, white, faintly and thinly speckled with cinnamon-brown or umber. Av. size, .63 x .51 (16. x 13.). General Range.—Eastern United States from southern New York, southern New England and southern Minnesota southward, west to Texas and Nebraska. In winter smith to Guatemala and Nicaragua. Range in Ohio.—Of general distribution in summer throughout the state. ALTHO appearing in our latitudes as early as May first, the Blue- winged Yellow Warbler seems to bring summer with it. This is partly be- cause its bright plumage suggests the fullest measure of sunshine, but mure because its drowsy, droning song better befits the midsummer hush than it does the strife of tongues which marks the May migrations. Swe-e-e-zze-e-e- e-e- the bird says, and it is as if the Cicada had spoken. The last syllable especially has a vibrant clicking quality like the beating of insect wings. Like most warblers this bird makes nice discriminations in the choice of its summer home. If one knows exactly what sort of cover to look for it is not difficult to locale a Blue- wing, but one might ransack a township at haphazard and find never a one. L 0 w, moist clearings w h i c h li a v e been allowed to fill up again w i t h spice- bush, witch-ha- zel, and sap- lings are favor- ite places, es- pecially if here and there a larg- er tree has been spared, fmm which the singing War- bler may ob- tain at will a commanding NEST AND EGGs of blu. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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