14 TH EAU D.U B*OSN- SB U I Ghee 
PASSERIFORMES — (Continued) 
COMMON GRACKLE 
May 12, feeding 3 young; May 19, another nest empty; May 20, feeding 
3 young on ground. DuPage Co. Lobik. 
June 12, adults with 1 young. Sangamon Co. Hopkins. 
June 10, 2 young, 3 young, 3 young. Lee Co. Keegan. 
June 17, 1 young. Carroll Co. Keegan. 
June 17, adult feeding young. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
June 21, adults feeding young; July 6, nest empty. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
June 29, adults feeding young. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
July 2, feeding young; July 8, feeding 3 young on ground. DuPage Co. 
Lobik. 
July 15, feeding 2 young on ground. DuPage Co. Lobik. 
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD 
The nesting reports this year show parasitization in the nests of the 
following species: Wood Pewee, 1; Red-eyed Vireo, 1; Chestnut-sided 
Warbler, 2; Grackle, 1; Cardinal, 1; Scarlet Tanager, 1; Field Sparrow, 
3; Indigo Bunting, 1. Of the group only one egg apparently did not 
hatch. The cowbird eggs were removed from 3 of the nests by the 
observers. Reports were from DuPage, McHenry and Sangamon counties 
by Lobik, Carroll, Fiske and Hopkins. 
CARDINAL 
Nine nests reported. The earliest, Apr. 25, produced 3 young. Richland 
Co. Scherer. The latest, Sept. 28, produced 2 young. Sangamon Co. 
Hopkins. Three nests reported 3 eggs or young, 4 report 2 young, and 
2 reported only 1, indicating a rather small number of birds produced. 
Nests were from Richland, Sangamon, Bureau, and McHenry counties 
by Scherer, Hopkins, Williams, and Cater. 
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK 
June 9, nest with 3 eggs. Carroll Co. Petersen. 
INDIGO BUNTING 
June 12, building; June 16, garter snake in nest; June 16, abandoned. 
Woodford Co. Webster. 
DICKCISSEL 
June 9, 2 young. Lee Co. Keegan. 
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 
July 18, nest complete; July 29 to Aug. 5, 5 eggs; Aug.18, 1 eps and 4 
young; Aug. 22, nest empty except for 1 egg. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
RUFOUS-SIDED TOWHEE 
Aug. 21, 1 young in yard. Jo Daviess Co. Goodmiller. 
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW 
June 26, 5 young. Ogle Co. Keegan. 
VESPER SPARROW 
July 8, 3 young just out of nest. Lee Co. Keegan. 
CHIPPING SPARROW 
June 2, 2 young. Nest abandoned. Both died. Jo Daviess Co. Williams. 
June 10, 4 young. Lee Co Keegan. 
June 10, incubating 2 eggs; June 26, 2 young; July 1, 2 young left nest. 
McHenry Co. Carroll. 
June 14, 4 young. Jo Daviess Co. Williams. 
June 14, 3 young; June 26, nest empty. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
Aug. 15, 3 young. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
