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Bishop, Bird Migration at New Haven, Conn. Loct 



Oct. ii, igoo. — Cool and clear, after two days of cold storm, following 

 a week of hot weather. 5 : 50 to 7 a. m. About 15 Hawks passed over, 

 flying west, and many small birds flew north. 



Oct. 25, igoi. — Clear and cold with hard frost, after clear, cool and 

 windy day, following warm weather. 6 to S a. m. Large flocks of Robins 

 and Bluebirds flew north. 



Sept. 13, igo2. Clear and cold ; 49° at 8 a. m . ; after clear and cool 

 day, following warm weather. 5 : 30 to 7 : 30 a. m. A large migration of 

 Warblers, all appearing from the southeast and flying northwest ; very few 

 stopping. 



Oct. 2, igo2. — Clear and warm ; 6o° at 8 a. m. ; after warm and occa- 

 sionally stormy weather for a week. 5 : 45 to 7 : 30 a. m. Large flocks of 

 Blue Jays appeared from the northeast and flew southwest, and a few 

 Flickers appeared from the south and flew north. 



Sept. ig, igoj. — Clear and cold, with moderate northeast wind ; 51° at 

 8 a. m. ; after a clear and cool day with fresh north wind, following a sud- 

 den drop in temperature. 5:25 to 8: 15 a. m. A large migration of 

 Warblers appeared from the south a little before 6, and lasted until 7, the 

 birds coming from the south in twos and threes and dropping into the 

 trees on the hill and flying north from tree to tree, and others continuing 

 north without stopping; chiefly Black-poll and Black-throated Green. A 

 number of Flickers and a few Sharp-shinned Hawks flew over from south- 

 east to northwest between 6 : 30 and 7. 



Sept. 2g, igoj. — Clear and cold, with northwest wind ; 44 at S a. m. ; 

 after a clear, cool and windy day, following warmer weather. 5:30 to 

 8 : 30 A. m. A great migration of Warblers, Kinglets, Sparrows, etc., fly- 

 ing north. Many Flickers and Blue Jays flew west or northwest from 

 east or southeast. 



Sept. jo, igoj. — Clear, calm and cold, with heavy frost, and fog in the 

 valleys. 5:3010 8:30 a. m. Many Flickers and Jays migrating; the 

 former flying northwest and the latter, west and higher in the air. 



Oct. 14, igoj. — Clear, calm and slightly cooler ; 50° at 8 a. m. ; after a 

 clearing, warm day, following several days of northeast storm, but with 

 little change in temperature. 5 140 to 8 a. m. No birds seen flying until 

 6 a. m. when a few Bluebirds flew high west, and 8 to 12 Sharp-shinned 

 Hawks also flew west. Somewhat later a number of Juncos appeared from 

 the south and stopped ; and from 6 : 30 to 7 : 30 large numbers of Robins 

 appeared from the south-southwest and stopped. 



In the spring I have seen no flight of importance at this place, 

 although I have been there frequently shortly after sunrise, and 

 this is what might be expected from the surrounding country. 



Although I have spent the same hours on many mornings each 

 fall at other places near New Haven I have seen comparatively 



