. The land-birds and game-birds of New England; with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes, with illustrations;. Birds. WARBLERS. 101. Fig. 4. Blue Yellow-tacked Wartler. (i) only a few breed, chiefly, probably, in the valleys of the Con- necticut and Nashua rivers. Near Boston they are extremely rare in summer, but are generally common in the second and third weeks of May and September, during their migrations, being, however, sometimes rare, and sometimes extremely abundant. I can in no way, I believe, bet- ter describe their habits than by detail- ing the o
. The land-birds and game-birds of New England; with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes, with illustrations;. Birds. WARBLERS. 101. Fig. 4. Blue Yellow-tacked Wartler. (i) only a few breed, chiefly, probably, in the valleys of the Con- necticut and Nashua rivers. Near Boston they are extremely rare in summer, but are generally common in the second and third weeks of May and September, during their migrations, being, however, sometimes rare, and sometimes extremely abundant. I can in no way, I believe, bet- ter describe their habits than by detail- ing the observations which I made upon them this spring [1875], when they were very numerous in my immediate neighborhood. They came on the eleventh of May, and did not wholly disappear until the twenty-second of that month, after which I saw none, except a few in autumn. They chiefly fre- quented the budding maples, the orchard trees, and the shrubs and bushes which were just pushing forth their young leaves ; sometimes alone, more often in pairs, and less commonly in small parties of three and four. They constantly skipped from twig to twig, much as a Chickadee does, often turning their heads in peculiar attitudes so as to reach the cran- nies behind the buds, and occasionally even hanging head downwards, the better to effect their purposes through their constant activity. They would often take short flights into the air in order to seize some passing insect, and then would immediately return to their former avocations, usually on the same tree. A great charm in the disposition of these pretty and graceful little birds was their entire fearlessness of man, which was so absolute that I many times was within two or three feet of them, even when I was moving. The " Blue Yellow-backs," while migrating, may also be found in the more open and lightly timbered woodland, but seldom among the pines. In their summer homes they inhabit both the ever-. Please note that these images are
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