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by the supply of Mountain Ash berries. Further north, in the 

 Laurentians, they were better distributed and with the Blue Jay 

 and other permanent residents, such as various woodpeckers, 

 were commonly noted. 



During the second week of February I noticed four Snowy 

 Owls in the market and was informed that they had been shot 

 at St. Jacques le Mineur. Laprairie County, about the 3rd of 

 February. 



The first migrants to appear were a few Crows and Prairie 

 Horned Larks on March 10th. 



Good Friday, April 5th, was the first truly springlike day, 

 but still little sign of the delayed migration. The following 

 day, however, brought several arrivals, the Song Sparrows 

 being conspicuous. I had not the leisure for an extended walk 

 until the 7th, which proved fine in the morning, though a west 

 wind springing up toward noon brought colder weather with 

 heavy showers of rain. In the early morning I heard several 

 species singing from my window, the songs becoming more 

 frequent about 6 o'clock, when a Phoebe joined the chorus of 

 Song Sparrows, Juncos and Robins. During a six hours' walk, 

 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., covering swampy and upland fields, river 

 shore and edge of woods, the day revealed an unusual mixture 

 of early and late arrivals. Though in the locality visited, Isle 

 Jesus, Laval County, most of the fields were still covered with 

 snow, many Prairie Horned Larks had commenced nesting, 

 several nests being found in places where the snow had disap- 

 peared. These were in various stages of construction; one. a 

 large saucer-shaped cavity, recently excavated, contrasted 

 strongly with the small deep interior of a thick-walled completed 

 nest. 



Following is a summary of migration to date, the 8th of 

 April : 



Crow ten seen. 



Prairie Horned Lark twelve seen. 



Pigeon Hawk one seen. 

 Red-shouldered Hawk -one seen. 

 Bronzed Grackles one flock seen. 

 Song Sparrow numerous and singing. 

 Savannah Sparrow six seen. 

 Slate Colored Junco one flock, 4 or 5 birds. 

 Robin fairly common, heard singing. 

 April 7. Duck, sp.? flock of 25 in open water of Riviere 



des Prairies, continually shifting position possibly 



on account of floating ice. 



