Approximate Dates When Birds Begin to Nest 



April : First week. 



Second 



Third 



Fourth 



Some time during April. 



May : First week. 



366 American Long-eared Owl 



488 American Crow 



766 Bluebird 



360 American Sparrow Hawk 



456 Phoebe 



727 White-breasted Nuthatch 



761 American Robin 



300 Ruffed Grouse 



305 Prairie Hen (Kansas) 



333 Cooper's Hawk 



365 American Barn Owl 



511 Purple Crackle 



547 Henslow's Sparrow (111.) 



593 Cardinal 



329 Mississippi Kite 



364 American Osprey ; Fish Hawk 



394 Downy Woodpecker 



663 Yellow-throated Warbler 



2890 Florida Bob-white (Fla.) 



320 Ground Dove 



325 Turkey Vulture 



327 Swallow-tailed Kite 



339 Red-shouldered Hawk 



3780 Florida Burrowing Owl (Fla.) 



416 Chuck-will's-widow (Fla.) 



513 Boat-tailed Grackle (Fla.) 



5750 Bachman's Sparrow 



731 Tufted Titmouse 



390 Belted Kingfisher 



406 Red-headed Woodpecker 



409 Red-bellied Woodpecker 



412 Golden-winged Woodpecker ; 

 Flicker. 



477 Blue Jay 



501 Meadow-lark. 



533 Pine Finch ; Siskin (New Eng- 

 land) 



560 Chipping Sparrow 



563 Field Sparrow 



581 Song Sparrow 

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