NATURE'S CALENDAR 



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Purple Grakle. — Arrives from South second 

 week. 



Robins. — Becoming numerous. 



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FISHES 



Pickerel. — To be caught through the ice. 



Suckers. — Abundant, and now only edible. 



Striped Bass. — Abundant in the Hudson. 



Yellow Perch. — Common everywhere. 



White Perch. — Abundant in the Hudson. 



Black Bass. — Common in deep lakes and 

 streams. 



Tomcod. — Common in the Hudson. 



Flatfish, or Winter Flounder. — Begins spawn- 

 ing. • 



Many brook fishes. — To be taken in deep 

 fresh waters. 



REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS 



All these are more or less torpid, and re- 

 main so, but some may be lured out for a few 

 hours on very warm days. 



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