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12 The crossbill passing Northerly. 



15. Blew birds build their nests. 



16. Sun set very red last night. Crocus verna in full 

 flower; shad frog. 



17. Flocks of Birds of Passag flying northerly. 



18. Smoky sun, warm growing weather. Pewit and Cow- 

 pen bird arrived from the south ward. Wind S. 



20. Heavy rain, a flock of geese returning to the north. 

 22. Kingfisher (Ispida alcyon) arrived today from the 



southard, the pewit building their nests; elm in flower 



(ulmus americana) 



23 The red maple (Acer Rubrum), Draba vernalis in 

 flower. Butterflies flying about 



24 Flights of the bank martin passing mortherly (Hy- 

 rundo trogloditus) 



26. Snow lies three inches deep and the trees loaded with it 



27. Most of the snow disappeared 



30. Tin tie Dove Cooing (Columba Carolinaensis) 



31. Cloudy, warm growing weather. Spice Wood (Laurus 

 Benzoin), Rock Saxifrage (Saxifraga rupestris), Rock 

 Cress (Arabis lyrata), Skunk Cabage (Dracontium 

 foetidium) in flower. This last plant has been in 

 flower five or six weeks. 



April 2 The little gre}' fly-catcher (Muscicapa grisea) arrived 

 from the Southward. The Aspen tree Populus hetero- 

 phyla in flower. The glow worm sparkle in the grass 

 4. Peach trees beginning to bloom 

 7 The house swallow arrived (hirundo domestica) 

 11. Fox-coloured thrush (turdus rufus) arrived 

 , 12. Fishing hawk (Falco piscatorius) and Woodthrush 

 (Turdus minor) arrived from the south. 

 13. Blue Violet and Claytonia virginica in flower 

 14 The turtle Dove Coos (Columba carolinensis) 

 15. Quaw bird (Ardea Nycticorax) arrived 

 17. Ice seen this morning. Peaches and cherries suffered 



by the frost last night 

 19. Chewink (Fringilla Erythropalma), Pine creeper (Parus 

 pinus), arrived. Wild Tulips (Erythronium), Viola 



