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THE BIRD-LIFE OF A YEAR. 



June. 



After June 5 we may be reasonably sure that 

 every bird seen has, or has had, a nest in our vicinity. 

 Several of the birds which began nesting in April — 

 for instance, the Phoebe, Song Sparrow, Eobin, 

 and Bluebird — will rear second broods in June, 

 while the young of other April nesting birds, such 

 as the Red-shouldered Hawk, Screech Owl, and 

 Crow, may not leave the nest until June. All 

 the birds that began nesting in May will still be 

 occupied with household affairs in June ; and when 

 we add to these the late-breeding species which wait 

 for June before settling their domestic arrange- 

 ments, it will be seen that among birds June is the 

 home month of the year. 



Nest-building, egg-laying, incubating, and the 

 care of the young now make constant and excep- 

 tional demands on birds, who, in response, exhibit 



