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Passeriformes (continued) 
BOBOLINK 
July 22, adult and 2 young. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
EASTERN MEADOWLARK 
June 23, adults feeding 1 young out of nest. Sangamon Co. E. Hopkins. 
REDWINGED BLACKBIRD 
May 17, 5 eggs. in nest. Carroll Co: Williams. 
June 21, 1 egg in nest; June 25, 2 eggs; July 5, young in nest; July 14, 
nest empty. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
ORCHARD ORIOLE 
June 5, egg on ground. Adults in area. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
June 14, adult feeding 1 young. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
BALTIMORE ORIOLE 
6 nests reported between May 14 and Aug. 3 in Sangamon, Richland, 
McHenry Co’s. by E. Hopkins, Scherer and Fiske. The May nesting 
was abandoned; the June, July and Aug. nestings appeared successful. 
COMMON GRACKLE 
6 nests reported from Apr. 10 to July 16, in Bureau, Sangamon, McLean 
and McHenry Cos. by Dyke, Smith, Hopkins, and Fiske. One intersting 
report by Smith, Bureau Co. tells of a pair that built a nest on 
Apr. 17, abandoned it, and on May 3 built another in an evergreen, 
and successfully hatched 4 young that left nest on May 30. The 
adults replastered and relined the nest and on June 14 were sitting on 
3 eggs, on June 15, 4 eggs. On June 25, 3 eggs hatched; on June 26, 
4th egg hatched. The young left the nest — 2 birds on July 7, 1 on 
July 8 and the 4th on July 9. Such successful and tenacious nesting, 
of course, helps explain the great increase in grackle population. 
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD 
June 28, 1 egg in nest of Red-eyed Vireo. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
July 19, 1 egg in Indigo Bunting nest. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
CARDINAL 
9 reports of nesting from May 12 to Aug. 17, five of them in July. 
Reports from Bureau, Sangamon, JoDaviess, DuPage, Richland Cos. 
by Dyke, Hopkins, Williams, Lobik, Scherer, Peaslee and Goodmiller. 
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK 
May 27, nest sighted. JoDaviess Co. Williams. 
May 30, nest sighted. Raised at least 4 young. Jo Daviess Co. Williams. 
July 12, young in nest. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
INDIGO BUNTING 
June 26, feeding young in nest; July 8, young out of nest. JoDaviess 
Co. Goodmiller. 
July 19, nest with 1 cowbird egg; later, 2 young, 1 of them cowbird; 
only cowbird survived. McHenry Co. Carroll. . 
DICKCISSEL 
July 2, adults feeding 1 young. Sangamon Co. E. Hopkins. 
July 20, one young out of nest. Sangamon Co. E. Hopinks. 
RUFOUS-SIDED TOWHEE 
July 18, 1 young with adult. Sangamon Co. E. Hopkins. 
July 24, young just out of nest. Sangamon Co. E. Hopkins. 
HENSLOW’S SPARROW 
July 26 - Aug. 4, discovered in area. JoDaviess Co. Peaslee. 
VESPER SPARROW 
May 30, incubating eggs. JoDaviess Co. Williams. 
