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Report of the Division of Ornithology — Con. 



Bird Migration and Distribution during the Year 

 December, 1920 .... 



A Mild Month .... 

 A Great Dearth of Land Birds 

 No Flight of Boreal Birds 

 Dovekies netted by the Bushel 

 January, 1921 ..... 



Still Mild 



Ducks and Geese move Northward 

 Geese flying South 

 Arkansas Kingbirds 

 Catbirds Wintering 



February, 1921 



Spring Migration begins 

 Tree Swallows Wintering on Long Island 

 March, 1921 



Ice goes out early 



A Few Catbirds and Hermit Thrushes Wintered 



April, 1921 



Warm Weather and Early Migrants 



May, 1921 



Cold delays Migration . 

 Migration goes on . . . 



June, 1921 



Good Weather for Nestling Birds . 

 A Flight of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers 

 July, 1921 . . . '. 



The Southward Migration begins . 



Early Southward Movements of Land Birds 



An Early Flock of Canada Geese . 



August, 1921 



More Geese .... 



Evening Grosbeaks appear early . 

 September, 1921 



Many Ducks and Geese 



The Flight of ' ' White Herons ' ' . 



October, 1921 



A Large Flight of Night Herons . 

 Immense Flights of Waterfowl 

 Migrating Swallows blown out to Sea 

 November, 1921 .... 



Extreme Cold in the North . 

 A Destructive Ice Storm 

 Tremendous Flights of Wild Fowl 

 Notable Events of the Year 

 An Inquiry regarding the Open Seasons on Certain Game Birds 

 Methods of protecting Sprouting Corn from Crows and Other Bir 

 Report of the Division of Plant Pest Control 

 Inspection Work 

 Satin Moth 

 Juniper Webworm 

 Brown-tail and Gypsy Moths 

 European Corn Borer 

 Corn Ear Worm 

 White Pine Blister Rust . 

 Report of the State Inspector of Apiaries 



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