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THE BIRDS OF WISCONSIN. 
1802. Two or three specimens, besides these, have been taken 
at the same locality in the past sixty years. No doubt of more 
regular occurernce in the western part of the state. It is 
easily overlooked among- the great numbers of the foregoing 
species; in fact all the specimens taken, excepting the breeding 
birds, were procured by accident in flocks of carolinus. 
King (1) says "met with rarely in the eastern portion of the 
state, but as it occurs regularly in Minnesota it may be found 
along the Mississippi/' He procured a "single mature male, 
in July, on a large marsh just east of Princeton, Green Lake 
County." Nelson records it as "a rare visitant in company 
with the preceding," in northeastern Illinois in 1876. 
Quiscalas quiscula wneus (Ridgw.). BRONZED GRACKLB. 
An abundant summer resident. The "crow blackbird" 
arrives early, and nests throughout most of the state. It flocks 
in the summer as soon as the young are able to fly, and deserts 
its nesting grounds for the orchards and fields. Remains until 
late in the fall, often, in small numbers, until late in November. 
Of late years the grackle has taken to nesting in parks of cities 
and villages, and in the larger private grounds, until it is a 
prominent feature about our towns. Away from the towns it 
sometimes nests in cavities in trees, constructing a complete 
nest, however, in these holes. It readily takes to a large, deep 
box in a tree for a nesting site. 
FAHILY FRINGILLID^E: FINCHES. 
Hesperiphona vespertina (Coop.). EVENING GROSBECK. 
A common winter visitant, usually found in good numbers 
any time from December on. Most frequent, however, during 
the latter part of the winter, in February and March, and some- 
times remaining in the vicinity of favorite feeding trees until 
late in the spring. It has been taken in Jefferson County as 
late as May 20 (1891), and Dr. Hoy notes it for Racine as late 
as May 15. In the northern counties it is, of course, much 
more abundant, and although formerly very erratic and uncer- 
tain is of late years a regular winter resident. Different 
observers have for the past twenty-five years given their obser- 
vations on this species until the subject is almost exhausted. 
Unquestionably the bird has gradually extended its usual range 
1. Geol. Wis., 1873-79. p. 551 
