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Bay-breasted Warbler
Adult male--Upper parts ashy gray or brownish, streaked with black; crown chestnut; forehead and cheeks black; two white wing bars; tail tipped broadly with white. Under parts, throat, breast, and sides reddish chestnut; lower part of breast and belly white.
Adult female--Less brilliant and with less chestnut, especially on the crown, which is a mixture of greenish and rufous. Length--5.63.
Breeding Range--Northward from northern New England and northern Michigan.
The nest is placed in coniferous or other evergreen trees, at a height of from five to as much as twenty feet from the ground. It is a compact structure of fine strips of bark, twigs, hair, plant fibre, and downy substance gathered from plants. The eggs are white, with fine spots of reddish brown at the larger end, sometimes forming a wreath. The number is usually 4. Size--.70 x .50.