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[488] Corrus amerkanua And. Orow. 



Commou. These birds' lives seem to be a 1)iu'den to them around the 

 hike on account of the numerous Kingbirds who attacli them at every 

 opportunity. 

 [494] DolicJiony.r orhirorm (Limi ). Bobolink. Fig. 13. 



Common. These birds are to be found in hirge flocks around the hike 

 in boggy meadows. I have found several nests. Fig. 13 represents a nest 

 in a clump of swamp grass on the edge of a small swamp. 

 [iQb] ^Moth)•lts ater (Bodd.). Cowbird. Fig. 14. 



Common. These birds seem to have a preference for the nest of the 

 Maryland Yellow-throat. It is an exceptional thing to find a nest of this 

 little warbler without its young Cowbird or Cowbird eggs. The negative 

 of the two cowbird's eggs in the nest of a Maryland Yellow-throat Avas 

 taken July 1. 

 [497] Xantlincepludus .mntliocepltulua (Bouap. ). Yellow-lieaded Blackbird. 



Rare. I have seen. only one of these birds this summer. It was sitting 

 on au old fence post in a dense swamp. 

 [498] Agelaius phceniceus (Linn.). Red-winged Blackbird. 



Verj' common. These birds nest in large numbers around Winona 

 Lake. 

 [501] Sturnclla nuKjim CLinn.). Meadow Lark. Figs. IS and 19. 



Very common. Numerous nests were found on the golf links near 

 the lake until the middle of August. The photographs of the Meadow 

 Lark's nest were taken July IT. On .Tuly 25 the young had left the nest. 

 [506] Icterus spurins (Liuui.). Orchard Oriole. 



Not common. I have only seen three pairs this summer. 

 [507] Irfenis r/aUnila (Linn.). Baltimore Oriole. 



Common. 

 [511b] Quiscalus qniscKla {vncux (Ridgw. ). Purple Grackle. 



Very common. This bird is quite common in the park. It is found 

 extensively also in meadows a mile or so back from the lake. 

 [529] Spinus tn'sti.'< (Jjinu.). American Gold Finch. 



Common. These beautiful birds are quite common around the lake. 

 I have often seen them taking a bath at a certain sandy beach on the 

 southeast shore of the lake. 

 [540] Pooaeti's grarnincH!^ (Gmel.). Vesper Span'ow. 



Not rare. This sparrow is fairly common in the higher meadows back 

 of the lake. 



