. Bird-land echoes; . t has a nest, there is frequently a con-siderable variation in the ordinary tsee-tsee-tsee, thesenotes being varied in expression to almost clear,flute-like music, with a suspicion of a trill succeed-ing them. This black-and-white tree-creeping warbler buildsa cup-shaped nest on the ground; but, while itchooses a comparatively safe place, the bird, byits over-anxiety, frequently points out the precisespot to any one who happens to come veiy is a bit of stupidity, not by any means confinedto this bird, which before now ought to have been 6o Bird-Land Echoes. outg
. Bird-land echoes; . t has a nest, there is frequently a con-siderable variation in the ordinary tsee-tsee-tsee, thesenotes being varied in expression to almost clear,flute-like music, with a suspicion of a trill succeed-ing them. This black-and-white tree-creeping warbler buildsa cup-shaped nest on the ground; but, while itchooses a comparatively safe place, the bird, byits over-anxiety, frequently points out the precisespot to any one who happens to come veiy is a bit of stupidity, not by any means confinedto this bird, which before now ought to have been 6o Bird-Land Echoes. outgrown. Just here evolution has proved a trifleweak in its workings. This is one of our summer resident warblers thatwe may confidently expect to see, but there seems tobe a good deal of variance in the opinions of bird-men as to its coming and going. It is stated to beextremely sensitive to cold, and the opposite opinionhas also been expressed. This sensitiveness, if afact, does not actually drive the bird away. I have. Black-and-WHiite Tree-creeping Warbler. seen them here in advance of the red-polled warblers,and they linger habitually until late in much more depends upon the food-supplythan upon the temperature, for I have seen one ofthese birds that was evidently quite happy after anApril snow-storm that whitened the ground and gavea decided wintry aspect to the woods, in spite of theblossoms and bursting leaf-buds. A very different bird is the yellow-rumped warbler.
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