THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE 



Make your paper Baltimore Oriole; then at apple-blossom time, 

 when you see the beautiful live bird, you can say: "I know you!" 



The Baltimore Oriole is apt to be a sociable bird, and he often 

 builds his nest in a tree near the house, where you can see it from the 

 upper windows. You will know it is the Oriole's nest because it is 

 shaped like a long pocket and hangs some distance below a branch, 

 where the wind swings it back and forth and rocks the baby birds 

 hidden inside. 



You can help the Oriole build his nest if you will put some short 

 pieces of bright-colored string or yarn where he can find it. This he 

 will weave in with milkweed and flax and bits of frayed rope ; and the 

 bright-colored yarn will help you to see the nest when the leaves grow 

 thick about it. 



Before the little birds are hatched there will be in the nest five or 

 six white eggs marked with brownish scrawls. 



• The Baltimore Oriole is a cousin to the Red-winged Blackbird. 



