56 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 
The first Summer they were very friendly toward one another, but 
the second year, possibly because of their increased numbers, they would 
fight for their places upon the cups. So, seed was placed upon the 
window sill and upon the porch rails and by the end of August there were 
as many as ten, twelve, and on several occasions, fifteen, feeding at one 
time on the porch rails and the floor. 
By the middle of September there were no more than four or five 
coming daily, and on October 5 there was a last record of two males and 
one female. EVELYN CAMPBELL. 
Nesting Cardinals 
For a number of years past we have had the Cardinals about in the 
Winter time, usually a pair. “They have patronized the feeding shelf for 
sunflower seed and given us frequent glimpses of their gorgeous color 
against the background of snow. Usually by February his lovely whistle 
has been heard and the pair has remained in the neighborhood long enough 
for us to enjoy quite a bit of the Spring song. 
But never until 1931 have they nested near us in adjoining gardens 
and stayed throughout the Summer. For the first nest they chose a thick 
honeysuckle bush and placed it about five feet up. Friday, June 5th, we 
found a baby Cardinal in the shrubbery, very tiny and evidently just off 
the nest. Next day and for many days afterward it was evident that 
young were being fed under cover of the grape vine tangle nearby. We 
discovered only two. On the 12th I had a good look at one of the young- 
sters. He had no color, but showed the crest and bill characteristic of 
his parents. 
Friday, the 13th, while young of first brood were still being fed, my 
neighbor reported that the Cardinals were beginning to build again in 
her white cedar, a little higher from the ground than before. “Tuesday, 
July 7th, two babies again appeared—and such excitement. On the 24th 
one of the older voung ones was brought to the shelf for seed, which the 
parent cracked for him. August 6th the male and two young were at 
the shelf, one being fed, the other able to feed himself. 
Wednesday, August 19, I discovered the female on a new nest in 
shrubbery very near the entrance of my neighbor’s house. When the 
family returned from a short absence, the nest was deserted. “This may 
not be unusual, but we were certainly very much surprised to find this 
third nest. | 
We now consider the Cardinals permanent residents in the neighbor- 
hood and are ever on the lookout for their presence. 
BERTHA PATTEE. 
