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Breeding birds have been seen near Dodson, Grandview and 
further west and south. They formerly nested in the neighbor- 
hood of Swope Park, but none have visited that district in sev- 
eral years with the exception of one pair that raised a brood 
near 41st and Benton Boulevard during the summer of 1917. 
Occasionally Meadowlark songs are heard that are interme- 
diate between the two forms. 
IctrErUs spuRIUS (Linn.). Orchard Oriole. 
ommon summer resident. 
The first Orchard Orioles may be looked for between the 25th 
and 30th of April. They seldom fail to arrive some time during 
these five days. The only two known earlier dates are April 22, 
1897 (Tindall), and April 19, 1909 (Smithson). 
Great numbers of migrants are often seen resting in the wil- 
low thickets in the Missouri bottoms during the first eight or 
ten days of May. They start south late in August and after 
about ten days only stragglers are seen. 
The Orchard Oriole may be found in all parts of the county 
and nests freely within the city in favorable districts. Its four 
to six eggs are laid in late May or early June. 
Icrerus GaLBULA (Linn.). Baltimore Oriole. 
Common summer resident. 
The Baltimore Oriole usually arrives a few days earlier than 
the Orchard Oriole and is perhaps more numerous in the eity, 
at least. Its wonderful nest is suspended from the overhanging 
extremities of the limbs of shade trees, preferably elms, in all 
residence districts. 
It is about equally common in the outlying country and often 
builds there in sycamore and cottonwood trees. The four or 
five eggs are laid in May. 
During the period of moult in late July and early August 
the Orioles are silent and secretive and are seldom seen. Prior 
to their departure for the south they have another period of 
Song. 
Evpuacus carouinus (Muller). Rusty Blackbird. 
Not uncommon migrant; rare winter resident. 
The first Rusty Blackbirds arrive on their journey to the 
northern breeding grounds sometimes as early as the third week 
