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ILLINOIS NESTING RECORDS - 1963 (Cont’d.) 
HOUSE WREN 
Twenty different nestings of wrens were reported, the earliest being a nest on May 9-14 
in McHenry Co. by Fiske; the latest, a nesting on August 24 by a pair of wrens in 
Bureau Co. reported by Cater. Four specificaily listed nests as second nestings of the 
same pair after successful or partially successful previous nestings. Wren nests were 
reported for McHenry, Cook and Jasper counties by Fiske, Cater, Carroll, Clark, Russell 
and Sands. 
CATBIRD 
Eight Catbird nests were reported. The first on April 28, building; May 15, had 5 young 
in the nest. Peoria Co. Schweitzer. The last was 3 eggs on July 15, with 3 young on 
July 17 and 3 young fledged on July 26. Bureau Co. Cater. One nest destroyed; the 
others produced from 1 to 3 young. 
BROWN THRASHER 
April 12, 1 egg. April 29, 3 young. Richland Co. Scherer. 
April 12, 2 eggs. April 15, 3 eggs. April 24, 3 young. Richland Co. Scherer. 
May 23, building; May 29 to June 7, incubating; June 15, nest destroyed. 
McHenry Co. Carroll. 
July 20, 4 young fledged. Jasper Co. Fiske. 
ROBIN 
Eighteen nests reported from Woodford, Bureau, Peoria, DuPage, McHenry counties by 
Webster, Cater, Schweitzer, Mostek, Sands, Fiske and Clark. The earliest was 4 in a 
nest on April 24 in Woodford Co.; the latest, 3 young in a nest on July 16 in Mc- 
Henry Co. 
BLUEBIRDS 
Twenty-one bluebird nests reported from Bureau, McHenry, Peoria, Woodford, Lake 
counties by Cater, Fiske, Clark, Schweitzer, Sands, Webster and Russell. The earliest 
was on Aoril 14, 3 eggs; nest abandoned, April 28. Bureau Co. Cater. The first success- 
ful one was April 15, 5 eggs. April 25, 5 young; May 11, young fledged. Bureau Co. 
Cater. The latest report was a nest on July 19, 1 egg; July 23, 5 eggs; July 24, female 
killed; July 26, eggs gone. Bureau Co. Cater. It appears that some 44 birds were 
fledged from this group of nests. 
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER 
May 23-28, building nest; June 2, nest destroyed. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE 
June 9, 4 young; June 23, 4 young out of nest. Montgomery Co. Munyer. 
CEDAR WAXWING 
June 18, 1 young fledged. McHenry Co. Fiske. 
STARLING 
May 10, nest building; May 25, 3 eggs; June 1, 3 young. Peoria Co. Schweitzer. 
RED-EYED VIREO ; 
Mrs. Wm. Carroll, Jr., from McHenry Co. reported seven nests — the earliest May 28; 
nest destroyed June 3. June 3, building; June 6-22, incubating; June 24, empty. 
June 15, incubating; June 15, 3 young (one cowbird egg removed), June 24, empty. 
June 25, incubating; July 7, adult on nest; July 9, young in nest; July 14, empty. 
July 2, building; July 6, incubating; July 8, nest abandoned. July 17, 2 cowbirds being 
fed by Vireo. Sept. 5, 1 young. 
REDSTART 
May 24-28, building nest; May 30, empty. June 14, nest abandoned. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
June 17 & 18, building; nest destroyed June 20. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
June 29, two young, McHenry Co. Carroll. 
