Breeding schedule.—Twelve records of breeding span the period April 20 to June 20; the modal date for egg-laying is May 10.
Number of eggs.—Clutch-size is about 5 eggs.
Nests are placed in forks or on limbs about 17 feet high in oak, elm, honey locust, red haw, pecan, and walnut.
Cedar Waxwing: Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot.—This waxwing is a rare, local, and highly irregular summer resident in northeastern Kansas, in woodland and forest edge habitats. The known nesting stations are in Wyandotte and Shawnee counties; six nests have been found in the period 1949 to 1960. The species has been recorded in all months.
Breeding schedule.—Eggs are laid in June and early July.
Number of eggs.—Clutch-size is about 4 eggs (Davie, 1898).
Nests are placed four to 24 feet high in a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees and shrubs.
Loggerhead Shrike: Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus.—This common resident and summer resident favors open country with scattered shrubs and thickets. L. l. migrans Palmer occurs in eastern Kansas, west to about the 96th meridian, and L. l. excubitorides Grinnell occurs in western Kansas, east to about the 100th meridian; populations of intermediate character occupy central Kansas. These shrikes tend to be resident in southern counties, but are migratory in the north. Dates of spring arrival in Cloud County are between March 9 and 31 (the median is March 21) and the birds leave southward between October 19 and December 19 (the median is November 1).
Breeding schedule.—Fifty-seven records of breeding span the period April 1 to June 30 ([Fig. 7]); the modal date for egg-laying is April 15.
Number of eggs.—Clutch-size is 5 eggs (5.3, 4-7; 32). There is no seasonal variation in the sample.