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some Catbirds and one Vir<i;inia Rail apparently came through 

 the winter in the Cape Cod region. There were two reports of 

 Bohemian Waxwings in northern New England, but no sign of 

 an early northward movement of Cedar Waxwings. On 

 February 24 on Long Island, New York, there were some 

 returning Song Sparrows, and on the 26th there was an increase 

 of Meadowlarks. 



March, 1922. 



It was said of March that "it came in like a lion and went 

 out like a lamb." March weather was practically normal with 

 storms, winds, sunshine, a little of spring and a taste of summer. 

 On the 7th, with mild weather, a "bird wave" was noted in 

 southern New England, and during the 8th this increased 

 somewhat in numbers. It consisted largely of Red-winged 

 Blackbirds, Song Sparrows, Robins, Bronzed Grackles and 

 Meadowlarks. On March 12, in Middlesex County, Massa- 

 chusetts, Crows were observed migrating by moonlight until 

 9 P.M. After that date the numbers of birds increased, par- 

 ticularly Red-winged Blackbirds and Grackles which were seen 

 in immense flocks. Juncos and Brown Creepers passed north 

 early in the month. On March 4 Fox Sparrows were noted in 

 southern Connecticut, while singing Snow Buntings in nearly 

 perfect spring plumage were seen on the same day in northern 

 Vermont. 



Winter with much snow prevailed until the 22d in the 

 northern parts of northern New England. In northern Vermont 

 there had been one hundred and twenty-one days of sleighing 

 up to March 11, and 88.06 inches of snow had fallen. The 

 weather was very severe in the Maine woods. Squirrels which 

 were plentiful in the autumn in northern Aroostook County, 

 Maine, almost disappeared during the winter. On March 25 

 and 26 a warm wave quickly melted the snow and broke up 

 the ice in many northern streams. During this time a flood 

 of bird life swept northward. 



A Flood of Migrants. — Canada Geese were moving all along 

 the coast. The great wintering flocks in Nova Scotia moved 

 on to Prince Edward Island. A large flight of Brants appeared 

 at Nantucket and Muskeget Island, Massachusetts. Gannets 

 were seen from Long Island to Cape Cod and a few Ospreys 

 were heard from along the coast of New England. White- 



