. Breeding birds of Ontario : nidiology and distribution. Birds; Birds; Birds. Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens (Linnaeus) Nidiology RECORDS 17 nests representing 8 provincial regions. Breeds in shrubby fields and pastures overgrown with dogwood spp., hawthorn spp., raspberry spp., wild rose spp., grape vine spp., and willow spp. (7 nests); and in open deciduous woods, and clearings in woods, with undergrowths of raspberry spp., grape vine spp., and other shrubs (7 nests). Nests were positioned in shrubs and vines, and usually in dense growth. Nests were reported in raspberry spp. (5 nests
. Breeding birds of Ontario : nidiology and distribution. Birds; Birds; Birds. Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens (Linnaeus) Nidiology RECORDS 17 nests representing 8 provincial regions. Breeds in shrubby fields and pastures overgrown with dogwood spp., hawthorn spp., raspberry spp., wild rose spp., grape vine spp., and willow spp. (7 nests); and in open deciduous woods, and clearings in woods, with undergrowths of raspberry spp., grape vine spp., and other shrubs (7 nests). Nests were positioned in shrubs and vines, and usually in dense growth. Nests were reported in raspberry spp. (5 nests), grape vine spp. (2 nests), dogwood spp. (2 nests), hawthorn sp. (1 nest), cedar (1 nest), fragrant sumac (1 nest), and unspecified bushes (3 nests). One nest was noted to be in a crotch of a bush. Heights of 15 nests ranged from to m ( to 6 ft), with 7 averaging to m(3 to 4 ft). Nests were described as bulky (1 nest), flimsy (1 nest) structures composed of grasses, bark strips, leaves, and rootlets. They were lined with grasses. Four nests had outside diameters of 11, 14, 15, and 15 cm (, , and inches); inside diameters of , , 6, and 6 cm ( and inches); outside depths of 6, , 9, and cm (, , , and inches); and inside depths of 4, 5, 5, and cm (, 2, and inches). EGGS 14 nests with 1 to 5 eggs; IE (IN), 2E (3N), 3E (2N), 4E (4N), 5E (4N). Average clutch range 4 to 5 eggs (8 nests). Cowbirdparasitism 16 nests with 4 parasitized (25%). INCUBATION PERIOD 1 nest, at least 11 days. EGG DATES 13 nests, 2 June to 1 July (19 dates); 6 nests, 8 June to 15 June. Breeding Distribution The breeding range of the Yellow-breasted Chat is confined almost entirely to the Deciduous Forest region of extreme southern Ontario, although a few birds range northwards into immediately adjacent areas (Halton RM and Peel RM).. 193. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enha
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