SOMERSET HILLS 59 



no one would suppose that the gray bird, 

 streaked with brown, which may be seen 

 near him, is his mate. These Blackbirds 

 nest in a swamp, on some tussock, in a 

 bush, or among the reeds. The notes of 

 the Red-wing are a cluck, and an '' 0-ka- 

 lee!' In the fall Red-wings desert the 

 small swamps in which they nested, and 

 gather in large flocks, like all Black- 

 birds, prior to leaving for the South. 



