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here as he did in northern Michigan/ Common during the winter 

 months. 



66. Cowbird — Molothrus ater ater (Bodd.) 



A common summer resident and breeding species. Seen most 

 frequently about homestead clearings and in the vicinity of towns. 

 A female white-throated sparrow was seen feeding a young cow- 

 bird. 



67. Red-winged Blackbird — Agclaius phcemccus phccniceus (Linn.) 

 Common wherever there are rushes and suitable conditions. 



Seen around nearly every- river and lake. Young just out of the 

 nest were seen on July 21, and another brood of young but re- 

 cently out was seen as late as August 19, in spite of the fact that 

 the species was already beginning to flock. Many old nests were 

 found. 



68. Meadowlark — Sturnella. magna magna (Linn.) 



As one might expect from the type of country, the meadow- 

 lark is seldom seen except in the cleared fields about homesteads 

 and in the near vicinity of towns. Here, however, the species is 

 reasonably common, and often heard. A breeding species. 



69. Baltimore Oriole — Icterus galbicla (Linn.) 



Another bird that seeks the vicinity of dwellings because of 

 the clearings. Seen but once in the hard-wood regions, but often 

 seen and heard about clearings. Several old nests were found, 

 mostly in elm and white birch. 



70. Rusty Blackbird — EupJiagus carolinus (Miill.) 



About the commonest of the blackbird family, the rusty black- 

 bird was seen almost daily. Usually found along the roads, and 

 in the vicinity of clearing and burn-over areas. A common breed- 

 ing species, which begins to flock shortly after the young are out 

 of the nest. Large flocks were seen as early as August 8, but the 

 number and size of the flocks steadily increased as the weeks 

 wore on. Does no little damage, together with the next species, 

 in the grain fields. 



71. Bronzed Crackle — QniscaJus quiscuJa. a^neus (Ridgw.) 



A common breeding species and summer resident. Begins to 

 gather in quite large flocks early in August. Nests were seen in 

 spruce and Norway pines only. 



72. Evening Grosbeak — Hespcriphona vrspertina vespertina 



(Coop.) 

 A breeding species. Seen several times in the immediate 



^ Cahn, Alvin R., Notes on the Vertebrate Fauna of Houghton 

 and Iron Counties, Michigan. Trans. Wis. Acad. Sci., Arts and 

 Letters, Vol. XIX, Part 1, p. 496. 



