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20. Lif?ht cloudy with north-west wind, clearing at noon. Turkey Vultures 

 appear, Turtle Doves begin to coo, Pewees common, some Blue Jays looking 

 for a nesting site while others are passing northward, Prairie Hens passing 

 north, Belted Kingfishers common. 



31. Light cloudy with north-east wind, cool. American Goldfinches and 

 Marsh Hawks passing ucath, Woodcocks nesting, Cow-birds appear. 



32. Heavy broken cloady with north-east wind. Great Blue Herons and 

 Sand-hill Cranes appear. Red- tailed Hawks very active. 



2ii. Dark cloudy with strong north-east wind and snowing hard alUday. 

 Birdlife generally quiet, a few Sparrow Hawks sitting aboat on dead trees. 



24. Clear with north-west wind, cold, 6 in. snow on ground. Birdlife quiet. 



35. Clear with north-west wind, cool. White-rumped Shrikes appear. Bald 

 Eagles flying over. 



36. Clear with north-west wind, snow melting fast. Purple Martins ap- 

 pear. Purple Grackles, Marsh Hawks, Brant and Snow Geese passing north. 



37. Clear with north-we.-^t wind. Wood Ducks and American Widgeons 

 appear. 



2!i. Dark cloudy with high south-east wind, thunder and rain. Americtin 

 M .^rgensers appear, a few Daclcs moving aboat, Turkey Vultures increasing. 



39. Dark cloudy with south-east wind ; Bob- whites begin to .sing bob- white, 

 Juncos and Fox Sparrows wonderfully plenty. Field Sparrows appear. 



SO. Dark cloudy with east wind, thunder and rain at night ; birdlife very 

 quiet. 



31. Dark cloudy with east wind and some rain, streams heavily swollen. 

 Yellow-bellied Woodpeckers and Bartramiau Sandpipers appear, Birdlife 

 generally qaiet. 



BIRD MOVEMENTS FOR APRIL, 1897, AT SABULA, IOWA, BY H. .T. GIDDINOS. 



Purple Martins became common. 

 ( First Field, Vesper and Chipping Sparrows 

 \ and Yellow-bellied Woodpeckers. 



First Orange-crowned Kinglet. 



Fox Sparrows increased. 

 ( First Chewink, Fox Sparrows and Juncos 

 \ very abundant. 



1st Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Winter Wren. 



1st Cowbird, Fox Sparrows very common. 



1 Last Tree Sparrow seen , first Tree Swallow 

 ( all birds rather scarce. 



) 



I Chewink common, next cowbird and a 

 S single Bank Swallow. 

 Fox Sparrows getting scarce. 



: No apparent change in bird movement. 



Cowbird and Tree Swallow common. 

 First Whip-poor-will. 



First Clay-colored Sparrow. 



Weather mild 

 but not warm 



• Cold and cloudv 



10 snowed 7 in. 



1 1 snow all went 



Wet and cold 



Grass begin- 

 ning to start 



Vegetation 

 making but 

 little pro- 

 j gress 



/ Heard the 

 ^ first toad 



Heavv S. wind 

 I Wind N. W. 

 • and very cold 

 \ and heavv frost 



