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than the other nestlings, gets most of the 

 food, and consequently the young of the 

 rightful owners of the nest ultimately 

 perish. It is a common sight to see a 

 tiny bird, such as a Redstart, feeding 

 a large, ugly, young Cowbird, almost 

 three times the adult Redstart's size. 



CARDINAL 



This bird is commonly seen in cages 

 and often seen wild in the South, but it 

 is rather a rare bird in New Jersey, 

 seldom coming as far north as New 

 York City, but by carefully searching 

 the thickets above Ravine Lake, one 

 mile northeast of Peapack, I can find 

 them at almost any season of the year, 

 for I have seen them there in every 

 month of the year except January, Feb- 

 ruary, July and September. I have, at 

 times, seen two males and two females 

 together there. 



