BULLETIN Nu. 35 33 



On Sunday the 12th at 6 A. M. the mercury had fallen 

 from 30 degrees of the night before, to ten degrees above zero. 

 During the night of the nth there was a fall of snow, cover- 

 ing the ground to the depth of three inches. This continued 

 with a few scattering flakes till 3 P. M. of the 12th when a high 

 wind arose turning into a lilliputian blizzard, making the snow 

 almost blinding to persons who happened to be exposed to it. 

 There was but little variation in the temperature during the day, 

 there being a rise to 14 degrees at 12 M, with a dropping back 

 again to 10 degrees at 6 P. M. On Monday the 13th at 6 A. 

 M. the mercury registered 12 degrees below zero, slowly climb- 

 ing to zero at 12 M. rising to 6 degrees above zero at 6 P. M; 

 Fair and calm all day. 



On Tuesday the 14th at 6 A. M. the mercury stood at 2 

 degrees above zero, after which there was a steady rise in the 

 temperature to 26 degrees above zero at 12 M., showing no 

 variation at 6 P. M. 



The temperature of the following days was about normal, 

 there being no extreme cold weather experienced; the averaged 

 temperature for the remaining fourteen days of the month at 6 

 A. M. being 37 degrees above zero. 



On the morning of the 12th the rough weather began to 

 show its effect upon the birds. They were driven from the 

 woods to the shelter of barns, sheds or any old place, where 

 they could find protection from the cold. Many of them in 

 these places were wantonly slaughtered by thoughtless boys, 

 who really did not comprehend the enormity of the act they 

 were committing. These were Juncoes, Song Sparrows, White- 

 throated Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, and Vesper Sparrows. 



On the morning of the 14th, about 10 o'clock, 1 noticed 

 that the birds had abandoned the barn, and other outbuildings 

 belonging to my home, and 1 immediately started out to find 

 them. 



Leaving the public road which passes directly in front of 

 my house, 1 turned into a little foot path between two old fields, 

 the remains of an old neglected Cherokee rose hedge fornfmg 

 the dividing line between the fielJs. This old rose-hedge which 

 luid been a much frequented resort for such birds as Sono; 



