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observer. A slight turn of the head and a casual glance is 

 all the notice they take of the invader. I have observed that 

 they always arrive from the South in pairs, a fact which I 

 have never seen recorded by other ornithologists. This 

 species is the plainest hued of all the Vireos. The song is 

 similar to that of the Warbling Vireo and repeated constantly. 

 Sometimes the nest is placed close to the ground and again 

 it may be in a tree, twenty-five feet from the ground. 



Red-eye is frequently seen in Washington Park and along 

 the tree-lined avenues in the western parts of Albany. 



Family Laniidas 



Loggerhead Shrike. — Lanius ludovicianus. 9.00 



Rare Spring and Fall Migrant 



Northern Shrike. — Lanius borealis. 10.30 



Occasional Winter Visitant 



Field marks. — In first species, broad black band on side of 

 head covering lores and auriculars; upper parts gray; 

 wings and tail black with white markings; under parts 

 white; bill hooked; ludovicianus is similar, except the 

 band on side of head is narrower, and the under parts 

 more or less delicately barred with grayish. 



Both of these birds, so very similar in habits and appearance, 

 are sometimes seen in Albany County, the Loggerhead in 

 Spring and Fall, and the Northern in Winter. The arrival 

 of a Shrike in any locality always causes a flurry of 

 excitement among the smaller birds, for they know only too 



