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MarcJi 21. — Oslitemo, Michigan. — Pigeons begin to be seen ; 28tli, ground 

 robins appear; 29tb, the golden-winged woodpecker has come. 



March 23. — S'outh Trenton, New Yo\-k. — First robin ; 24th, first pboebe bird. 



March 2.3. — Fleming, Pennsylvania. — Sfiw robins and blue birds for the first 

 time this spring. 



March 23. — Fort Riley, Kansas. — Very large flock of wild geese flying north- 

 east at Hi a. m. 



March 24. — Sykesville, Maryland. — Kildeer arrived. 



March 24. — New Albany, Indian^. — First pewee (Sayornis fuscus) was seen. 



March 24. — Lyons, Iowa. — Robins appeared. 



March 26. — West Waterville, Maine. — Robins first made their appearance 

 to-day. 



March 25. — Embarrass, Wisconsin. — Saw the first robin of the season to-day. 

 Commenced making maple sugar ; prospects are that very little will be made 

 this spring. 



March 26. — Shelburne, New Hampshire. — Robins and blue birds have been 

 seen for a week past. 



March 26. — Fort Ann, New York. — This morning robins and other spring 

 birds made their appearance for the first time this year. 



March 26. — Schenectady, New York. — Robins made their appearance this 

 morning. 



March 26. — Green Bay, Wisconsin. — First appearance of the robin ; 28th, 

 pigeons first appeared. 



March 26. — Fort Madison, Iowa. — Frogs first heard. 



March 27. — Fox Creek, Missouri. — Saw the first bloodroot blossom, (San- 

 guinaria canadensis.) 



March 27. — Iowa Falls, Iowa. — A great many large flocks of geese passed 

 north to-day. 



March 27. — Mount Pleasant, Iowa. — Brants flying southwest all day. Heard 

 the frogs to day for the first time. Black birds and wild pigeons were also ob- 

 served for the first time. 



March 28. — Wilmington, Delaware. — A flock of wild geese fljang north- 

 ward. 



March 28. — Canton, Missouri. — Martins returned, but did not stay. 



March 28. — Manitowoc, Wisconsin. — Pigeons here. 



March 30. — Jamestown, New York. — Blue birds were seen for the first time. 



March 31. — Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. — Bobolink and lark returned. 



March 31. — Mount Pleasant, Iowa. — Sand-hill cranes flying north in multi- 

 tudes ; first observed this year. 



March 8. — Byberry, Pennsylvania. — Alnus serrulata flowering ; black birds 

 (Quiscalus versicolor and Agelaius phoeniceus) seen first this season in flocks. 

 9th, Corylus avellana and Acer das3^carpum flowering. 10th, Corylus ameri- 

 cana flowering. 11th, Acer rubrum flowering; Hepatica triloba and Sanguina- 

 ria canadensis in bud. •12th, wild geese seen. 13th, geese still passing over. 

 14th, Rana sylvatica heard for the first time this season ; buds on Populus 

 tremuloides and some of the Salices much swollen. 27th, bull-frogs and 

 spring frogs croaking and piping ; musquitoes on the water ; fish swimming in 

 the creeks ; song sparrows singing and mating ; fox-celored sparrows singing ; 

 cardinal grosbeaks mating and singing ; bluebirds mating and building ; snow- 

 birds, larks, white-bellied nuthatch, and robins seen ; crows and red-tailed 

 hawks flying ; skylarks gone north ; Luzula campestris, Carex novos anglse, 

 and Populus alba in bud. 28th, pewees arrived and singing ; Draba verna in 

 flower ; Epigea repens nearly out. 29th, larks mating ; Laniium amplexi- 

 caule flowering ; blossoms of Viburnum prunifolium much swollen; (Irnitboga- 

 lum umbellatum and Allium vineale quite green — about three inches high 



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