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ILLINOIS NESTING RECORDS — 1965 (Cont'd) 
HOUSE WREN 
Reports on 18 nests from April 30 to Aug. 18, 12 of which fledged young averaging 
from 3 to 5 per nest. Knox, Jefferson, McHenry, Bureau, DuPage, Christian, Sangamon 
Counties. Pearson, McPherson, Clark, Cater, Lobik, Lofquist, Frisbie, Carroll and Hopkins. 
CAROLINA WREN 
May 13, house erected, started to build immediately; July 8, 5 young fledged, believed 
to be more. Winnebago Co. Laechelt. 
MOCKINGBIRD 
June 3, 3 young fledged. Wabash Co. Phebus. 
CATBIRD 
Reports on 14 nests from April 4 to July 9; 12 of these were on residential property. 
Eight successfully produced young. Winnebago, Bureau, McHenry, Wabash, and Jefferson 
Counties. Laechelt, Cater, Carroll, Fiske, Frisbie, Phebus, and McPherson. 
BROWN THRASHER 
April 20, nesting; nest abandoned later. Knox Co. Pearson. 
June 5, 2 young. Tazewell Co. Findlay. 
June 5, 4 young. Tazewell Co. Findlay. 
June 13, 2 eggs; 2 young fledged. Bureau Co. Cater. 
June 28, 5 eggs; July 15, 3 young fledged. Christian Co. Lofquist. 
ROBIN 
Thirty-five reports from April 8 to Aug. 16, 25 of which fledged young averaging 2 to 
3 per nest. DuPage, Wabash, Jefferson, Bureau, McHenry, Brown, Winnebago, Cook, Ma- 
con, Sangamon, and Christian Counties. Lobik, Phebus, McPherson, Cater, Mostek, Frisbie, 
Fiske, Schaeffer, Perry, Laechelt, Bartel, Daugherty, Hopkins, Lofquist, Howard, Carroll, 
Sunderlage and Stellmach. 
BLUEBIRD 
Thirty-four reports from April 13 to July 14. At least 15 were fence-row nest boxes. 
Twenty-two nests fledged young with 3 to 5 per nest. Bureau, 8 reports; McHenry, 23 
reports; Wabash and McLean Counties. Cater, Nickels, Phebus, Carroll, Williams, Hopkins, 
Abbott, Fiske, Weers, Howard, Rowe, Clark and Sands. 
CEDAR WAXWING 
June 10, nesting; young fledged; July 3, nest abandoned. Brown Co. Schaeffer. 
June 19, nesting; 3 young fledged; July 5, nest abandoned. Brown Co. Schaeffer. 
June 20, building; June 27, nest abandoned, leaving 1. gray egg with black spots; came 
back occasionally. McHenry Co. Howard. 
June 3 and 4, building; June 30, Ist young out of nest; July 1, 3 young fledged. Macon 
Co. Nearing. 
RED-EYED VIREO 
May 24, building; May 28, incubating; June 2, nest destroyed. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
June 17, incubating; June 18, nest destroyed, found on ground with 3 vireo eggs and 
2 cowbird eggs. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
June 26, 2 young cowbirds in vireo’s nest. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
WARBLING VIREO 
May 1, nest built, too high to be sure of results, but adults came with food for young. 
Winnebago Co. Laechelt. 
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER 
May 22, 6 eggs; May 29, 2 eggs, 3 young; June 10, young left nest. Richland Co. 
Scherer and Shaw. 
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER 
May 24, 1 egg; May 26, 3 eggs; May 27, 0 warbler, 1 cowbird egg; first evidence of 
cowbird removing eggs before laying her own; May 27, nest abandoned. McHenry 
Co. Carroll. 
