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NATURE'S CALENDAR 



March 30 



Cow-bird. — Arrives from South third week. 



Red-u-inged Blackbirds. — Arrive from South 

 third week, the males a few days in advance of 

 the females. 



Rusty Blackbird. — Arrives from South third 

 week ; appears in pairs, not flocks. 



Purple Grakle. — Advance flocks arrive in 

 early seasons. 



Purple Finch. — Winter residents begin sing- 

 ing. 



Fox Sparrotu. — Arrives from South second 

 week. 



Song Sparrows. — Become noticeable and 

 begiii singing. 



Bluebirds. — Become numerous and begin 

 singing, and sometimes nesting. 



Many winter birds linger through the month. 



BATRACHIANS AND REPTILES 



Salamanders . — Occasionally seen about 

 springs. 



Frogs. — All kinds seeking water and depos- 

 iting eggs ; the- tree frogs, or peepers, earliest 

 and the wood-frogs latest 



Snakes. — Rare ; a few come out on warm 

 days towards the last and bask in the sun; 

 some kinds are mating. 



Turtles and Tortoises. — Awake, the aquatic 

 species appearing earlier than the terrestrial 

 ones ; and some are mating in southerly locali- 

 ties. 



FISHES 

 (See Calendars for February and April) 



Pickerel. — Spawning in grassy shallows. 



March 31 



INSECTS 



(See January and April Calendars) 



