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27 Large flights of Crows to the southward (Corvus 

 frugivorus) 



31 (lear pleasant and moderate weather, no frost, the 

 fields and pasture green as in the spring. Grass and 

 grain growing night and day. Spring Aconite (hele- 

 borus) in flower in the garden. Large flocks of ducks 

 in the river Schuilkill. The face of the earth exhibits 

 more the appearance of spring than winter 



February 1 A large flight of blew birds past by from the south- 

 ward. 

 2. Seeds of vegetables vegetate in the garden such as 

 radish, larkspur and many other kinds; many in 

 flower as primula, Daphne, mezrium &c 

 10 Bees are out of the hives seeking for flowers 



14 A small flock of red-wings (Oriolus phoenicia), 

 the Blew birds begin to pair 



15 Peach buds swell 



16 Wood Cock (Scolopax rufa) Arrived from the 

 southard Filbert in flower. 



17. The ground Squirrel came out of then- winter quar- 

 ters frisking about in the warm sun. The Crow 

 Blackbird (Gracula Barita) arrived from the south- 

 ard The alder in blossom 



21. A fine warm day. large flights of red wings. People 

 swiming the Schuilkill afternoon 



22. Began to snow this morning before light and con- 

 tinued increasing all day the air extremely cold. 



23 Blue Birds flying about 



March 2. Flights of red-wing passing from the southard and 

 flocks of Cedarbirds. 

 3. Flights of Redwings and ducks passing from the 



southard 

 5. Wild Geese passing northerly. 



10 The Killdear (Charadrius vociferus); Dwarf Dafodill 

 and snowdrops in flower 



11 Spring frogs whistle, flocks of various kinds of ducks 

 in Schuilkill from the southard. 



