NATURE'S CALENDAR 8r 



B ATRAC HI ANS AND REPTILES April 27 



Spotted Salaina tidcr. —l^^y'mg eggs in still 

 water in masses. 



Marbled Salama}ider.—l£.gg^\^\(^ first week. 



Toads. — Pairing and moving towards ponds. 



Frogs. — Noisy ; tadpoles hatching. 



Peepers (Hyla pickeringii). — Laying eggs 

 first week. 



Wood -frog. — Common about sphagnum 

 swamps. 



Snakes. — Become active towards end of 

 month. 



l\irtles. — Become active and seek mates. 



Box l^ortoise.—\.2Xt'i\. to appear, fourth week. 



INSECTS 



Hornets and Yellow-Jackets. — Queens start- 

 ing new nests in trees or under rafters and ^ 

 stones. 



Brown Wasps,— Qlwt&ws flying about ; start- 

 ing new nests under shelter of various sorts. 



Bumble bees. — Queens visiting willows and 

 other early blossoms to get nectar and pollen ; 

 flying close to ground looking for nesting sites ; 

 starting nests in old mouse-nests or under shel- 

 ter on ground. 



Mud- wasps and Digger Wasps. — Larvoe 

 changing to pupae and latter to adult- in their 

 mud-cells or earthen burrows. 



Ants.^\^o\kevs repairing colonies and re- 

 suming activity for the season. 



Ichneiiinon-Jlies and other Parasites. — Come 

 from shelter or change to perfect state and visit 

 early flowers for food ; also search for caterpil- 

 lars and other insects in which to deposit eggs. 



Currant Worms. — Ad-ilts mature and lay 



