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serve and may occasionally be seen about 

 the house. 



15. White-eyed Vireo. Common, with 

 its pendent nest placed in the under- 

 brush. 



16. Black-throated Bunting. Very com- 

 mon in the meadow. 



17. Goldfinch. A summer favorite. 



18. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Common 

 in the orchard. 



19. Indigo Bunting. Loves the quiet 

 of the preserve. 



ern limit of its Iowa range, the Cardinal 

 has been a regular resident for the past 

 five or six years. 



26. Meadowlark. Common in the fields. 

 Sings from our dooryard trees. 



27. Baltimore Oriole. Hangs its nest 

 from the branches of the elm. 



28. Orchard Oriole. Rears its family 

 in the apple tree near the kitchen door. 



29. Cowbird. Flocks of them follow the 

 family cow about the pasture while the 

 Towhee, Vireo, and other birds, raise their 





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20. Towhee. Common in the preserve 

 and wild garden. 



21. English Sparrow. The one bird, 

 aside from the Cooper Hawk, that is 

 unwelcome. They are constantly pur- 

 sued, but a few always manage to remain. 



22. Field Sparrow. Common in the 

 preserve, also in the field and garden. 



23. Chipping Sparrow. A summer 

 representative of the Tree Sparrow. 



24. Lark Sparrow. Common in the 

 fields. 



25. Cardinal. Although near the north- 



families at the expense of the rightful 

 heirs. 



30. Bronzed Grackle. Seldom satis- 

 fied to nest so far from the water. Com- 

 mon at the homes of farmers near the 

 ponds and streams. Occasionally nests 

 with us on the hill. 



31. Blue Jay. Common in the orchard. 

 Usually on good terms with other birds, 

 although one occasionally forms the bad 

 habit of pilfering other nests. 



32. Crow. Nests in the preserve, and 

 commonly along the streams a little way off. 



