600 BIRDS OP ILLINOIS. 



In the northeastern portion of Illinois, it is according to Mr. 

 Nelson (Butt. Essex Inst. VIII., December, 1876, p. 121), "a very 

 common summer resident. The majority arrive the last of March 

 and first of April, and depart by the middle of October. Straggling 

 parties are occasionally observed during the winter. In many 

 places this species becomes semi-domesticated, breeding in the trees 

 in the yard and showing but little fear when approached." 



