Breeding schedule.—Eggs are laid in May and June.

Number of eggs.—Clutch-size is about 5 eggs (Davie, 1898).

Nests are placed in concealed places in banks or stumps always where it is wet.

Table 17.—Occurrence in Time of Summer Resident Wood Warblers in Kansas

SpeciesArrivalDeparture
RangeMedianRangeMedian
Black-and-white WarblerApr. 2-May 12May 5Sept. 10-Oct. 14Sept. 22
Prothonotary WarblerApr. 24-May 25May 8Aug. 6-Sept. 10Aug. 22
Parula WarblerApr. 6-May 5Apr. 23Sept. 12-Oct. 7Sept. 18
Yellow WarblerApr. 21-May 7Apr. 30Aug. 28-Oct. 1Sept. 4
Louisiana WaterthrushApr. 2-May 2Apr. 16Aug. ?........
Kentucky WarblerApr. 24-May 15May 3Sept. 13........
YellowthroatApr. 21-May 10May 3Sept. 8-Oct. 3Sept. 17
Yellow-breasted ChatApr. 29-May 19May 11Aug. 29-Oct. 1Sept. 8
American RedstartApr. 22-May 20May 12Sept. 1-Oct. 7Sept. 10

Kentucky Warbler: Oporornis formosus (Wilson).—This is an uncommon summer resident in eastern Kansas, in deciduous forest and woodland. Specimens taken in the breeding season and actual records of nesting come from Riley, Doniphan, Douglas, Leavenworth, Linn, Montgomery, and Labette counties. Temporal occurrence is indicated in [Table 17].

Breeding schedule.—Eggs are laid in May and June.

Number of eggs.—Clutch-size is 4 or 5 eggs.

Nests are placed near or on the ground, usually at the base of small shrubs or clumps of grass.