PLOCEIDAE (Weaver Finches) 
162. House Sparrow ( Passer domesti- 
cus (Linnaeus)) 
The house sparrow visits Isle 
Royale only rarely and has been ob¬ 
served around abandoned buildings in 
clearings. A single bird visited a 
window feeding tray at Windigo in 1943 
( 30) . Krefting and Shields noted a 
single bird around the buildings at 
Siskiwit Camp in May 1950 (35). 
ICTERIDAE (Meadowlarks, 
Blackbirds, and Orioles) 
163. Bobolink ( Dolichonyx oryzivorus 
(Linnaeus)) 
Gilbert listed the bobolink as a 
rare spring migrant at Windigo (30). 
164. Eastern Meadowlark ( Sturnella 
magna (Linnaeus)) 
The meadowlark is a rare migrant 
and has been observed only three times. 
These observations were made at Windigo 
in May 1943 (27) , at Passage Island on 
May 19, 1950 (35), and on Rock Harbor 
(Daisy Farm) on May 19, 1963 (39). 
*165. Redwinged Blackbird ( Agelaius 
phoeniceus (Linnaeus)) 
This blackbird is a common summer 
resident, especially around beaver 
ponds and bog-rimmed lakes. Numerous 
sight records have also been made by 
other workers (14, 27 , 29, 30 , 36 ) . 
166. Baltimore Oriole ( Icterus 
galbula (Linnaeus)) 
This oriole is a rare migrant. 
Gilbert in 1946 saw a single bird (30), 
and according to Shelton, John Weber 
observed an adult male at Malone Bay 
on May 19, 1963 (39)„ 
167. Rusty Blackbird ( Euphagus 
carolinus (Muller)) 
This blackbird is a common migrant 
that may be scarce some years and 
abundant in others. It may be seen 
most often around lake shores and 
beaches and in clearings or partial 
clearings. In 1905 large flocks were 
reported around the Windigo clearings 
in the fall and spring (14). Sight 
records were also made in 1929, 1930, 
and 1937 (21). Gensch saw two indi¬ 
viduals on Siskiwit Bay on May 19, 
1946 (29) . During the early' I960*s 
they were observed by Shelton on three 
occasions: on Passage Island, Septem¬ 
ber 24, 1961; in the vicinity of Mount 
0jibway on September 24, 1961; and at 
the head of Siskiwit Bay on September 
28, 1962 (39). 
168. Brewer 1 s Blackbird ( Euphagus 
cyanocephalus (Wagler)) 
Shelton saw one on the beach at 
Mott Island on October 18, 1960 (39). 
**169. Common Grackle ( Quiscalus 
quiscula (Linnaeus)) 
This common summer resident is 
usually present around beaver ponds 
and streams and in clearings or par¬ 
tial clearings. In 1904 a single 
specimen was collected at a cabin in 
a clearing along Washington Creek (22). 
Wood reported this grackle in the fall 
of 1924 and the spring of 1937 (21). 
At Windigo, Gilbert in 1946 reported 
seeing single birds during migration 
( 30) , and Gensch noted two at Windigo 
clearing on May 19, 1946 (29). During 
the early 1960*s, Shelton made numer¬ 
ous observations that included spring 
migrations and adults throughout the 
summer. On July 18, 1960, he saw 
adults feeding young in a thick alder 
growth on Tobin creek ( 39) , 
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