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February 23. Xo martins seen. Eained last night 

 and during early morning; heavy southeast wind. 



February 24. Three males and one female about vil- 

 lage at 9 :00 a. m. Wind went northwest early this a. in. ; 

 cloudy and dull. 



February 25. Two males seen today. Wind still 

 northerly. 



February 26. Two males about village. Wind south- 

 west this evening. Cloudy, 



February 27. Twelve martins about Fraser's at noon, 

 seemingly all males, but not sure. Commenced raining 

 about 9 :30 a. in. Cold. Rained most of afternoon. 2 :00 

 p. m., 25 to 30 martins came to my box and then off towards 

 Fraser's. Later the same number were huddled on top and 

 on ledges of Fraser's boxes, 8 females and 20 males, as 

 nearly as could be determined. 



February 28. Cloudy. AVind east. About 30 birds 

 around my house at 8:30 a. m. At 2:00 p. m. I counted 72 

 martins about the village, mostly on Fraser's and AVar- 

 ren's boxes, a few on top of a small tree and a few flying. 

 About one-third of them were females. At 5 :00 p. in, at 

 least 100 birds on boxes, tree and flying. Eight or more 

 spent the night at my boxes, some of them in one or more 

 gourds. 



March 1. 75 to 100 martins about village all day. 

 Cool and windy in morning; towards night wind went 

 northwest. At dark several birds entered my box and 

 gourds and at daylight next morning tails and wings were 

 protruding from gourds. 



March 2. Apparently all the birds have gone. Saw 

 none after 9 :00 a. m, 



March 3, About 20 birds around and on my box be- 

 fore sunup and others flying about village until 9 :00 a, m. 

 None seen later until nearly sunset, when about the same 

 number appeared. They may have been off foraging. 



March 5. But three or four martins about the vil- 

 lage during the day, A heavy blow last night, with rain 



