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Alder Flycatcher
Adult--Upper parts greenish brown; under parts whitish; grayish on the breast; tinged with yellow on the belly, and the sides light greenish or grayish brown. Length--6.09.
Breeding Range--Northern New England and Michigan.
The nest is built in the crotch of a small bush within eight or nine feet of the ground, usually near water. It is composed of grasses, weeds, bark, and plant-down, sometimes lined with horse hair, and somewhat resembles the nest of the yellow warbler; it is, of course, rather larger. The eggs, 3 to 4 in number, are white or creamy white, dotted, spotted, or blotched, chiefly at their larger end, with dark reddish or purplish brown. Size--.74 x .51.
This bird is the more eastern sub-species of Traill's flycatcher, and resembles it closely.