ICTERID^E : Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. 



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Mostly insectivorous, though blackbirds sometimes do much damage 

 locally to small grains. Orioles noted for their hanging nests, and their 

 eggs for the infinite variety of markings. The Cowbird is our only bird 

 parasite. 



Southern California Res. 

 Coastal slope. Abundant. 

 Nest in tule swamps, some- 

 times in wild mustard or even 

 in growing barley. Widely 

 scattered in winter, in flocks. 



San Dieqo Red-wmq 



Res. Southern California, 

 east of the desert divide, and 

 western and southern Arizona. 

 Abundant along the Colorado 

 River and in great marshes of 

 Imperial Valley. 



Sonoraftedwi 



California Res. Low- 

 lands of the coastal slope. 

 Abundant locally. Nests in 

 compact colonies in large tule- 

 beds; widely scattered at other 

 seasons. 



Tr icolored Red-win^ 



