Notes on the Birds. BD9 
122. STURNELLA MAGNA MAGNA (Linnieus). MEADOWLARK. (501) 
A common and much loved summer resident, a few remaining throughout 
the winter in favorable situations. Returns from the south by the middle 
of February and is common by the middle of March. Nests on the ground 
in the meadows and grassy fields. One of the most useful birds to the 
farmer. 
Carroll County: February 20, 1878. noted; March 1, 1879, seen; June 27, 
1882, set of four nearly fresh eggs; May 27, 1883. Vern Beek found a nest 
with two young and a fresh egg lying at the side of the nest: December 23, 
several seen. February 18, 1884, saw one at the Hiram Gregg farm north 
of Camden. They were apparently present all winter. Mareh 15, common: 
March 6, 1885, first of season seen at the John Snoeberger farm west of 
Camden. By March 13, they had become common. June 25 to July 1, 1905, 
only six or eight were seen or heard on the old homestead. Noted by Miss 
Evermann at Kokomo March 8, 1920, the first seen since the preceeding 
Thanksgiving. 
Monroe County: An abundant summer resident, rare in winter; returns 
from the south about February 24+. February 16, 1883, four or five seen. 
Vigo County: Common in summer, rare in winter; returns from the south 
about the last of February. February 20, 1SS8, six seen. 
123. IcrrERUS SPURIUS (Linneus). ORCHARD ORIOLE. (506) 
A not very common summer resident, arriving about the last of April. 
Most frequent about orchards, nesting in apple trees, using green grass in 
the construction of its nest. 
Carroll County: May 3, 1878, specimens taken; June 17, 1882, nest with 
one fresh egg; May 2, 1883. saw a male, first of the season, in an orchard 
on the Delphi-Burlington road. April 30, 1884, saw several; pretty common. 
May 4, 1885. considerable flock of both males and females seen. I have 
frequently seen nests in various apple trees in the orchard on the old home- 
stead and in other orchards in yarious parts of the county. <A pair of 
adults seen in my father’s yard June 25-July 1, 1905. I am inclined to be- 
lieve the Orchard Oriole is fully as common here now as it has ever been. I 
do not remember seeing it in my boyhood days, although it was doubtless 
present then. The first I recall were seen in the orchard about 1878; from 
then on two or three pairs have nested there or in the trees on the lawn 
each year, always constructing the nest of grass picked green, which, 
when dry, gives the nest the appearance of having been made of hay which 
had been rained on while curing. 
Monroe County: Becoming more common eyery year. May 13, 1882, 
five or six seen. 
Vigo County: Returns from the south in early May or late in April. 
April 28, 1888; May 3, 1889; and May 5, 1891. 
124. IcTERUS GALBULA (Linnzeus). BALTIMORE ORIOLE. (507) 
Common summer resident, arriving about the middle or 20th of April, 
and remaining until in September; most frequent about farm houses and in 
open woodlands ; one of our most beautiful and attractive song birds. 
