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little one. I was so cramped for space that I had difficulty in turning 

 about to see everything. The old birds frequently approached the wire 

 within a few inches but would fly back again in fright. After about five 

 minutes the female took courage and picked the little bird up in the same 

 manner and placed it on a branch above me. The male then carried it back 

 to the shrubbery near the nest. I then saw that a second fledgling had 

 left the nest. A little before six in the evening we saw that the third 

 member of the little family had not yet left the nest. We scattered some 

 chicken feed on the ground around the nest, but we did not see them eat it. 

 The young have well-feathered wings, a little browner than the female, 

 with no signs of red that we can see. 



One day I was sitting on the roll of wire and overturned a sprinkling 

 can at my feet which made a little pool of water. Very soon the male 

 bird dropped down to the pool and drank. I had not been watching him 

 and he took me by surprise. The can tipped back but he scarcely noticed 

 it. Another time both adult birds were sitting on a limb facing opposite 

 directions. They remained quiet for a while then faced each other and 

 touched beaks. That seems to be a custom of theirs. June second we found 

 the nest entirely empty. Soon, however, we saw the parent birds just over 

 the edge of the bluff, and following we found first one fledgling, then all 

 three. The male fed one young one. We were quite near for a while and 

 the few little feathers on the top of its head were raised in a decided crest. 

 It looked very comical in so young a bird. June seventeenth the male 

 appeared in our chicken yard with the three fat babies, and after feeding 

 them well took them away again. June twentieth my sister saw the male 

 come to our feeding shelf for food. They came a few times during the 

 summer, but since October they have come very regularly. Through these 

 experiences we learned much about the actions and calls of the Cardinals 

 while rearing young, and we hope to make use of these in finding our next 

 nest. 



Edgar I. Eisenstadt, 



Highland Park. 



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