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Beaver Bay, Minnesota. — March 5, mail-carrier arrived in a small boat from 

 Buchanan; reported ice further up ; 9th and 10th, the northeast wind brought 

 some flood ice up this end of the lake, (Superior;) 1 1th, lake covered with 

 ice ; 17th, a strong northwest wind moved the ice off from the shore, but next 

 morning was covered again with ice ; 19th, lake covered with ice as far as 

 the eye can reach ; 26 th, the northeast wind broke the ice and brought a 

 great deal to this end of the lake ; from here to Superior, Wisconsin, all was 

 filled with flood ice. 



APPEAEANCE OF BIRDS, FLOWERING OF PLANTS. «&c. 



March 1. — Augusta, Illinois. — Robins seen. 



March 2. — Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania. — Blue bird and starling arrived. 



March 2. — Urbaua, Ohio. — Robins appeared. 



March 2. — Muscatine, Iowa. — Wild ducks commenced coming. 



March 3. — Newcastle, Indiana. — Large flocks of wild geese passed to the 

 northwest, very noisy ; 9th, blue birds and wrens observed for the first time 

 this spring. 



March 3. — Canton, ]Missouri. — Meadow larks returned. Wild geese remained 

 all winter. 



March 3. — Iowa Falls, Iowa. — Ten or twelve large flocks of geese passed 

 over on their way south again and hundreds of ducks ; 4th, hundreds of 

 ducks and geese going south, 



March 3. — Fort Madison, Iowa. — Swans first seen going north. 



March 3. — Elkhorn city, Nebraska. — Wild ducks seen; 16th, prairie snipe 

 and spotted squirrel ; 21st, brant. 



March 4. — Shelburue, New Hampshire. — Caught two brook trout, (Salmo 

 fontinalis.) 



March 4. — Lansing, Michigan. — Blue birds sing; 7th, small species of black 

 birds in flocks ; 10th, robins plenty; 27th, meadow larks. 



March 4. — Pekin, Illinois. — The first general flight of geese noticed is this 

 day ; they appear to be the brant goose, and in very large numbers. A small 

 flock was seen on the 15th of February, but too far to be distinguished. 



March 5. — Wilmington, Delaware. — Observed a very large flock of black 

 birds at 5 p. m. flying southward. 



March 5. — Fort Madison, Iowa. — Blue bird came ; 7th; lark and robin came. 



March 6. — Mendon, Massachusetts. — Blue birds and robins appeared. 



March 6. — Jamestown, New York. — Robins were first noticed about the 6th. 



March 6. — Sykesville, Maryland. — Robins appeared. 



March 8. — Westfield, Massachusetts. — Saw the first blue bird ; 12th, saw the 

 first robin. Tulips and dafi'odils just shooting out of the ground ; 14tli, alders 

 in blossom. 



March 8. — Rochester, New York. — A robin sings, and more on the 9th. 



March 8. — Canousburg, Pennsylvania. — Robins arrived. 



March 8. — Oshtemo, Michigan. — Saw the first robin to-day ; 10th, saw the 

 first black birds ; 13th, first meadow lark and common pewee. 



March 8. — New Albany, Indiana. — Swamp lizards were heard to-day rn the 

 swamps in the neighborhood. 



March 9. — New Bedford, Massachusetts. — A flock of wild geese heard in the 

 evening. 



March 9. — Moriches, New York. — Red-winged black bird seen this morning 

 for the first time. 



March 9. — Muncie, Indiana. — Flock of wild geese going northward. 



March 9. — Augusta, Illinois. — Black birds in flocks. 



March 9. — Dubuque, Iowa. — Wild geese in considerable numbers flying 

 north ; 17th, j)igeons flying north. 



