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22. ORCHARD ORIOLE 



Haunts: Orchards, roadsides and cultivated 

 land. 



Description: Male, bright chestnut, with 

 black head, tail and wings. Female and first 

 year male, dull olive above; yellow or yellowish 

 below. Second year male, similar to the female 

 but with a black throat. 



Size and Shape : Length 7.3 inches. Bill thin. 



Song: A sweet but clear warbling, similar to 

 that of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



Seasonal Abundance: Arrives the first of 

 May, and leaves the first week in September. 

 Is one of the first summer residents to depart. 



23. REDSTART 



Haunts : Woods, or at least groves of trees. 



Description : Male : black except for white belly 

 and salmon patches on wings and all but the tips 

 of the outer tail feathers. Female and imma- 

 ture: grayish-olive above; whitish below. Yel- 

 low replaces the salmon of the male. The young 

 male does not acquire the full adult plumage 

 until the end of his first breeding season. 



Field-marks: Salmon in the male; yellow 

 in the female and young male. 



Size and Shape: Length 5.4 inches. Tail 

 long. Bill slender. General appearance slim. 



Song: A high-pitched ascending "Tzee-tzee- 

 tzee," etc., becoming slower at the end; and a 

 "We-ez, we-ez, we-ez," etc., very squeaky and 

 monotonous. 



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