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Prairie Warbler
Adult male--Upper parts bright olive green, more or less spotted with chestnut; a single wing-bar of yellow; above and beneath the eye yellow, divided and bordered by black; under parts bright yellow, streaked on the sides with black.
Adult female--Very similar; the chestnut spotting on the back sometimes lacking. Length--4.75.
Breeding Range--From southern New England southward.
The nest is composed of fine grass, plant fibre, and down, and lined with fine roots and hair, resembling to some extent the nest of the yellow warbler. It is placed near the ground, in scrubby bushes or saplings, often in young cedars. 3 to 5 eggs are laid; they are white, with a few brown or purplish brown and faint lilac spots wreathed round the larger end. Size--.66 x .50.
The breeding season commences at any time from the beginning of May to the first or second week in June, according to locality.