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Pine Warbler
Adult male--Upper parts olive; under parts bright yellow, shading into white on the belly, with more or less black streaks on the sides.
Adult female--Less brilliant; under parts more grayish. Length--5.52.
Breeding Range--Throughout the Eastern States, from Florida northward; almost exclusively confined to regions where the pitch pines are abundant.
The nest is placed towards the outward end of a branch in evergreens, usually pines, at a considerable distance from the ground. The materials used in its construction are leaves, strips of bark, weeds, and caterpillars' or spiders' web, with the lining of hair and feathers. 3 to 4 and sometimes 5 eggs are laid; they are white or dull white, with specks and spots of various shades of brown and lilac gray, most of which form a wreath round the larger end. Size--.68 x .52.
The breeding season begins from the middle of March to the latter part of May, according to locality.