78 Ninth Annual Report op thej 



the month, giving fair weather, with temjieratures slightly below 

 the normal on the 27tli and 28th. 



lee in Rivers^ etc., from statements of observers at the following 

 points : Albany : Navigation opened on the Hudson, between New 

 York and Newburg and Poughkeepsie on the 2d. Ice jambs 

 occurred on the upper Hudson, on the 6th and 9th ; and on the 

 16th the first boat reached Albany from New York. On the 11th 

 the Mohawk river was practically clear of ice from Fonda to its 

 mouth. Jamestown : On the 12th ice broke up in Chautauqua 

 lake, causing some damage along shores ; and on the 24th the lake 

 was clear of ice. South Canisteo reports a freshet in the Canisteo 

 river on the 30th. Binghamton : Ice broke up in the Susquehanna 

 on the 4th and went out on the 6th. 



Advance of Vegetation, Migration of Birds, etc., reported by 

 observers at the following stations : Alfred : Alders and snowdrops 

 blossomed on the 22d, crocus on the 30th. First insects, 20th. 

 Angelica: First robins on the 10th. Franklinville : First robins on 

 the 8th ; grasshoppers numerous on the 13th. Humphrey : Blue 

 jays appeared on the 3d ; robins on the 10th ; blue birds on the 

 12th ; Phoebe birds on the 22d. Jamestown : Robins appeared on 

 the 8th. Wedgewood : Bluebirds and robins appeared on the 9th; 

 larks on the 17th. South Canisteo : Grasshoppers were abundant 

 about the 21st. Waverly: Blackbirds appeared on the 24th. 

 Lebanon Springs : Robins and bluebirds appeared on the 8th ; song- 

 sparrows on the 19th. Lake George : Robins appeared on thel2th ; 

 bluebirds on 22d ; song-sparrows and red-wing blackbirds on 23d. 

 Appleton : Robins appeared on the 8th. 



Heavy gales prevailed on the 12th and 14th, causing considerable 

 damage on the latter date. During the thunderstorm of the 20th, 

 lightning struck the house, barn and shop of the observer at Lowville. 



Frost began coming out of the ground after the first week, and 



