NATURE'S CALENDAR 



September 26 



CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER 



MAMMALS 



Woodchucks. — Begin to retire to sleep. 



Squirrels and Raccoons. — Attacking the 

 maize ; eating toadstools as dainties. 



Afuskrats. — Beginning winter lodges. 



Deer. — Resorting to the edges of ponds, the 

 bucks freeing their horns from the " velvet." 



BIRDS 



Herring Gull. — Arrives from the North. 



Black 07 Dusky Duck. — Arrives. 



Teal Ducks.— Vass South last week. 



Pintail or Sprigtail Ducks.— V^^% South last 

 fortnight. 



Broadinll, Bluelnlled, 07 Scaup Ducks.— 

 Pass South. 



Bitterns. — Depart South third week. 



Great Blue Heron.— Vsisses South. 



So7-a Nails and Coots. — Pa.ss Southward. 



Phalaropes. — Pass Southward. 



Sandpipers a7id other bay-bi7-ds. — Common. 



Mig7-atory Ha7vks. — Arrive from the North 

 and gather into flocks. 



Sapsucker. — Passes vSouth last fortnight. 



Kinghii'd. — Departs South third week. 



C7-ested Kiuglyird and Olive- sided Flycatcher. 

 —Depart South first fortnight. 



Rusty Blackbi7-d. — Arrives from North sec- 

 ond week. 



White - throated Sparrow. — Arrives from 

 North third week. 



Sno7i>bird. — Arrives from North third 

 week. 



