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THE WREN 
Bulletin of the Norfolk Bird Club 
A monthly magazine devoted 
to the interests of the Club 
Vou. I OcToBER 1909 No. 7 
Editor, J. L. Peters, 35 Ridgely Hall, Cambridge. 
Manager, JosrpH KitTREDGE, JR., Weld 40, Cambridge. 
AFTER a little urging, a few of the members decided that it was 
about time for them to contribute to the Wren and thus make 
another number possible. ‘This number, while it does not contain 
as much news as the last one, has two interesting articles; one a 
result of observations on the Baltimore Oriole, the other the story 
of successful artificial rearing of young birds. ‘The latter is espe- 
cially interesting because it gives an idea of how interest in birds 
was aroused. 
THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 
Tue Baltimore Oriole belongs to the family Icteridae which 
includes the Blackbirds, Meadowlark, Orioles and Grackles. ‘The 
genus Icterus or Orioles contains about forty species, most of which 
are confined to the tropics. ‘The only two that come as far north 
as New England are the Orchard Oriole which is uncommon as 
far north as Massachusetts, and the Baltimore. 
The Baltimore Oriole is found in summer throughout the eastern 
United States, east of the Mississippi, and north to the southern 
provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It arrives in Massachusetts 
from South and Central America, its winter home, early in the 
second week of May, and shortly afterward selects a site for its nest. 
The site preferred is the extremity of a drooping branch of an 
elm, though other trees are often chosen. ‘The nest is suspended, 
and is six to eight inches deep. It is composed of yarn, string, 
horsehair, grass, etc., woven in and out, forming a sort of coarse 
