. Birds through the years . -eating birds, Warblers are far travel-ers and, therefore, are not am(mg our early the middle of April they may be expected any day,and by the time the last has arrived, the seasons migrationis over. They differ much in their methods of flit about among the dense tree tops, seizing suchbugs and flies as are in plain sight; others patiently glean,searching the crevices of the bark, and carefully inspectingboth sides of the leaves in a most persistent and painstak-ing manner. Several are expert flycatchers, darting fromsome good lookout ski
. Birds through the years . -eating birds, Warblers are far travel-ers and, therefore, are not am(mg our early the middle of April they may be expected any day,and by the time the last has arrived, the seasons migrationis over. They differ much in their methods of flit about among the dense tree tops, seizing suchbugs and flies as are in plain sight; others patiently glean,searching the crevices of the bark, and carefully inspectingboth sides of the leaves in a most persistent and painstak-ing manner. Several are expert flycatchers, darting fromsome good lookout skillfully to snap up the midgets of theair. Warblers, as a rule, remain in the North only while nest-ing. As soon as the young are able to travel, even beforeJack Frost has touched the ferns in the lowlands, they takeup the southward journey. As early as mid-August theadvance guard of the returning army appears, and by theend of September most of them set out for sunnier climesof the distant tropics. no BIRDS THROUGH THE YEAR. Group of Warblers. THE WARBLERS III To the student, Warblers are, in season, a constant sourceof pleasure. With no other family are such patience andperseverance necessary in order that one may know itsmembers; and no other family offers such possibilities, fornot only are they numerous, but you never know whatstranger you may find in a flock of Warblers. Yet if one begins in the spring and studies each arrivalcarefully, the acquaintance of fifteen or twenty kinds maybe easily made in a season ; and no one will ever regret aknowledge of these charming little birds. To know all theWarblers would be, indeed, a unique accomplishment. Yellow Palm Warbler.—One of the first Warblers toarrive is the Yellow Palm, a dainty little fellow in a verypretty suit, who may be expected in New York by mid-April. Unlike most of his cousins, this warbler, is a birdof the fields and roadsides, with little liking for shade treesand forest. Being very friendly and trustful, he
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