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Range (Southeastern United States)

Southeastern United States, west to New Orleans, north to South Carolina; south in winter to Cuba, and probably Central America; accidental in Virginia. "Nest, in low trees. Eggs, four," dull grayish white, heavily blotched with umber in the form of a broken band about the larger end, a few spots and specks of the same color, and numerous irregular, obscure lavender markings are distributed over the remaining surface, 74 × 60. (Described from only known specimen, collected by Dr. S. W. Wilson on St. Simon's Island, Georgia, April 30, 1854; see Bailey, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, viii, 1883, p. 38.) Bachman's Warbler was described by Audubon from a pair of birds taken by Dr. Bachman at Charleston, South Carolina, in July, 1833. Several specimens were subsequently taken in the West Indies during the winter, but over fifty years passed before the species was again found in the United States. It proves now to be a common bird in parts of its range, and has been found in large numbers near New Orleans, and on the Suwanee River in Florida in March and April, and at Key West in late July and August. At each of these places, however, it has been observed only as a migrant, and its breeding home is still unknown.

Mr. Brewster and myself had excellent opportunities to study its habits on the Suwanee River, and in The Auk for 1891, pp. 149-157, will be found a detailed account of our observations written by Mr.