52 DEE, BU LOCKS ORIOIEE, 
ground of vegetable felt. I can testify that under these circumstances the 
eggs are sometimes indistinguishable at first glance from their surroundings. 
The value of the pouch-shaped nest is less clear than in the case of the 
Baltimore Oriole, whose home is the pendant branch of the elm tree; for the 
nest of the Bullock Oriole is often attached to stocky branches, pines even, 
Taken in Douglas County. NESTING SITE OF THE BULLOCK ORIOLE. Photo by the Author. 
which yield little in the wind. Nor is there any such obvious attempt in the 
case of this bird to escape enemies by placing the eggs out of reach. The 
Magpie would search Sheol for a maggot, and any effort to best him would 
bankrupt the longest purse. 
Tired of the confinement of the nest, the ambitious fledgelings clamber 
up the sides and perch upon the brim. From this less secure position they 
are not infrequently dislodged before they are quite ready to face the world. 
Some years ago a friend of mine, Mr. Chas. W. Robinson, of Chelan, secured 
a fledgeling Oriole which he rescued from the water of the lake where it had 
evidently just fallen from an overhanging nest. When taken home it proved 
a ready pet, and was given the freedom of the place. Some two weeks 
later my friend rescued a nestling from another brood under precisely 
similar circumstances, and put it in a cage with the older bird. The new- 
