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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.