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RUSTY BLACKBIRD

This is an uncommon regular summer resident and a rare breeder. On June 16, 1967 the author found a nest with four young at Cherry Hill and saw a pair carrying nesting material on May 19, 1963 in the same locality. Early dates of occurrence are April 1 to 23 for six years. Late dates of occurrence are October 4

to 10 for three years.

BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD

The author first noted this bird at Mount Stewart in 1956 when he saw one, possible three, birds. In the years 1957, 1958, and 1959 it was uncommon but regular. In the years 1963 to 1968 it was a fairly common regular summer bird.

Early dates of occurrence for nine years are March to April 21. Late dates of departure for five years are September 16 to November 24. Winter birds are sometimes seen. On January 28, 1959, a male was collected at Cherry Hill. On January 30, 1959, a flock of 16 was seen in the same locality. These winter birds were feeding on oats. No parasitized nests have been seen.

BOBOLINK

On June 15, 1958, the author saw his first Boblink at Mount Stewart. In 1959 three birds were seen, and in 1963, nine birds. The nine birds were in eight different localities scattered from Black Pond to Day's Corner (near Wellington, Prince County).

From 1964 to 1967 it was fairly common, regular summer resident, breeding. On July 21, 1966 a female with a young bird was seen~ at Mount Stewart. Early dates of occurrence at Mount Stewart are May 21 to June 2, for five years. The author has no late dates for this bird.

Miss Maude M. Jones in Hurst's Newsy Notes, Guardian 1949-50, reports that on May 16, 1949 she saw Bobolinks at Pownal, "our usual visitors for many summers". About this time, Hurst received a report from Mrs. Charles Hurry, West Royalty, who, he judged from her description, had seen one. Hurst himself remarks that

he had seen Bobolinks only twice in 40 years, so he considered it a rare summer visitor.