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P.M.), 19°; day bright and calm, thawing 

 in sun during middle of day. A Mocking- 

 bird singing on our grounds. 



February 25. Temperature at 6.45 

 A.M., 7°; maximum (at 4 P.M.), 29°. 

 Cardinals, Tufted Titmice, Carolina 

 Chickadees, a Fox Sparrow, and Tree 

 Sparrows all singing on our grounds in 

 morning. 



February 26. Temperature at 6 a.m., 

 14^°; at 5 P.M., 36°. Fox Sparrow again 

 singing; many Mourning Doves now on 

 grounds. 



February 28. Temperature at 7 a.m., 

 36°; at I P.M., 43°; at 6 P.M., 41°. 



flock of Bronzed Crackles arrived on our 

 grounds. 



March 6. Temperature at 7 a.m., 33>^°; 

 at 12.30 P.M., 37°, snowing slightly about 

 noon; at 8 p.m., 34°, a fine, wet snow 

 falling. 



March 7. Temperature at 6 a.m., 33°; 

 at 10 A.M., 35°, a fine light snow from W. 

 all forenoon, but not "making;" 12 m., 

 34°, snowing hard from N. E. 



March 10. Temperature at 6.30 a.m., 

 34°, clear and calm; 9.15 p.m., 38°, rain- 

 ing; maximum (12 m. to 3 p.m.), 47°. A 

 Robin, a Bluebird, a Cardinal, and a 

 Tufted Titmouse singing in morning. 



Red Maples 



Persimmon (80 ft. high) Persimmon American Mulberry 



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March i. Temperature at 7.30 a.m., 

 14°; at 12 M. to 6 p.m., 19°; a strong wind 

 from W. or N. W. all of previous night. 



March 2. Temperature at 7.30 a.m., 

 16°; at 5 P.M., 2gy2°; clear and calm, 

 thawing in sun. 



March 3. Temperature at 7 a.m., 24^^°, 

 clear and calm. Three Cardinals, two Song 

 Sparrows, Tufted Titmice, and Bluebirds 

 singing; 8.30 a.m., 28>^°. a Mocking- 

 ingbird singing in nearby orchard; Mourn- 

 ing Doves feeding on grain put out for 

 Juncos and Cardinals; 1.45 p.m., 40°; 

 8.15 p.m., 34°, the ground white 

 snow, fallen since dark. 



March 4. Temperature at 7 a.m 

 with dense fog; at 2.30 p.m., 40°. 



March 5. Temperature at 6.30 

 28°; maximum (at 4 p.m.), 44°. 



with 



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A.M., 



First 



March 11. Light snow during previous 

 night; temperature at 6.30 a.m., 30°; 

 maximum, 33°. Prairie Chickens first 

 heard "booming" . 



March 12. Temperature at 6 a.m., 26°; 

 maximum (at 5 p.m.), 38°. 



March 13. Temperature at 7 a.m., 32°; 

 at 10 a.m., 42°; at 3.30 P.M., 52°. A most 

 beautiful bright, calm day; Mourning 

 Doves cooing, FHckers and Killdeers 

 calling, Cardinals, a Song Sparrow, a Fox 

 Sparrow, Meadowlarks, and Bronzed 

 Crackles singing; flocks of Red-winged 

 Blackbirds and Bronzed Crackles pass- 

 ing over from S. W., Purple Finches, Red 

 Crossbills, and a Mockingbird on our 

 grounds, the first warbling. 



March 14. Temperature at 6.30 a.m., 

 3&}4°; maximum, 63°. Several Mourn- 



