NATURE'S CALENDAR 165 



July 24 



CALENDAR FOR JULY 



MAMMALS 

 Second broods of various small rodents — 

 hares, squirrels, and mice. 



BIRDS 



Bay-birds. — Begin to arrive from North. 

 Tree Stvalloivs. — Begin flocking on the 

 marshes, preparatory to migration. 



Cedar-bird. — Laying eggs in orchard nest. 

 Goldfinch. — Often now laying first eggs. 

 Second broods of various species. 



BATRACHIANS AND REPTILES 



Pine-tree Lizard. — Eggs hatching last fort- 

 night. 



Hognose Snakes (Heterodon). — Eggs laid. 



Fine-snake. — Eggs laid, in dry earth. 



Milk-snake. — Eggs laid, in rotting vegeta- 

 tion, etc. 



Black-snake. — Eggs probably laid now, in 

 decaying stumps, etc. 



Garter- snakes. — Young begin to appear. 



FISHES 



Goose-fish. — Spawning in the open sea. 

 Spanish Mackerel. — Arrive and spawn in 

 bays. 



Sea-bass. — Begin spawning in the eel-grass. 

 Sculpins, Sea-robins, etc. — Are spawning. 

 Toad-fish. — Young begin to appear late. 

 Pipe-fishes. — Spawning in the eel-grass. 



July 25 



