

VOL. I 



(JAHLANI). mi:., mar. 1s;m. 



NO. 1 



TJu' failuiv ()!' the ibod supply lias 



J^/I^T) JllGJ^:^] 770A. *"i^'<-k <'nVlh."en\VnaU''«7;)a,V T^h'rii.t 



tln'se ajv ahvavs i^xcuptioiK"^ ainl iIkkm; 

 inenfioi.cd sceiiK;! to l»e gcttiiiir out of 



often Ix'on given as the, or ,,ne of the ... ,' ' '''^ l'"-^*"'^- 



<hief causes of hird nii^n-ation ; as it is ^'*'"' '"' ^^''' <''''^'*'^'Ui<^<--t '^t' niiorati.ni 



•n-Lnicd, most birds can withstand tlieT^^'-^ ^'''^''' <^"^ '^"' '*^<^'";r ^>pjn'r(»\v lea\^ 

 • old without discomfort if only the '' '^"^ '^ ^t"^ 'JivoVJ^e food is al)un})ant and 

 l)roper food is at hand to keep tliem ,•„ I ""<'«»\'^»*efK Why did the bulk of the 

 uood condition. That this theory is at I ^' ''^'^^'''•"^ ^^'> south? Berries are plenty 

 fault I have i'ound by this winters | *^"*^' "^''"'^' ''" **^^^ log or tn-L coLtaii.- 

 observatioMs. November was a wet *"*^'^'^'^ ^" alundenc<i. 

 month, but much warmer than is usual ! ''^'^'^ ^'"' ^^ Jng^is'^T ? '1 iie streams and 

 ior tiiat n»onth. iK-cember was dry j J^**"^^'' '"■^' ^*P^'" ' >^'^^'^*^ hist individual 

 and very mi.d. The temperature !'*'- ^'^'' ''-'">' ^'^^^''^^^' »''><'i extend.-, seem- 



being stHdom down to ti»e freezing - ^'*^ ^'^ '"^' ^■^'*'.^' '-'^^•^"■'^^'^ ^'f gritting a little 

 point, and the thermometer often reach i ^^"'^''*''' ''^*"»fi' '>" tiie 7tl; ui Decen.bcr 

 ing ()() degrees Fahr and even higher. ' ^'^^ ^■^'^' '*^''^^ v.^ather has had tlie rf- 

 The first half of January has been j *^'^'^ of keeping < ur usual winter vi.-i- 

 similar to the |)rcvi<. us month. At no ' ^ '"''"* inrther north. exceptiLg the Slate 

 fiiue during the Fall an.l winter, has <^''^l<>i"^"tl d unco. Tree Sparrow, and an 

 the ;:ro;nd In nMi\ cu'd ^\ ill) >n(,w. sleet "*''"'*^"*^'"' <^f>hlen crowned Kiuirlet or 

 on ;hc tn-cs. ,„• the thinnest sheet ^'""■^^''»'"^''' ^^^K Tlie abundence of 

 «'fi(v on the stn-ams an«l ponds. *d* food has made ourresident birds >hv 



I'he V ari(. us trees. . shrubs, plants and,'"*'' "" lo;;gcr de] endent on ci- niza- 

 wceds have been unusually productive j ^'"" ''^'" ^^'ei'" Winters Ixjard. Th.r 



I ^ecds orberric>. y,.t il,^. Meld, j ""'table e.xcijii n to the above ;.re {l;e. 



^^ hiic-throated. and Song- parrow ! ''''•'^"'•'"t Ilau ks, which aie i;:.m1v;;j- 

 C"ardiiial.->. liiue days, Fli<-kci-s and i""=" ''^<1- A Red Tail kn.ikrd uU 

 many uiher >pecies did not >tay anv i '*^*J« fence wilh a club. v. as verv ja.t and 

 later on that ac(!ount. 'line the I ^^■'''-''*''i tv.o j.ncii.ls six < niicer.. 



iiol.lfineh lingered u-iiill the la.^t <;.' ; Wl.ftl,.'r. il' tl c i re ( i : j hen. mcnai 

 Decembt-r but in lin:e(rd mud «■! s : ; wc.-..ti;<-r .••nitiin iS : it will ha\.' tir ei" 

 a solitary Rubin was seen .,: i!.. 1 Oih [i'-ct .! i;aMeni.g the >, H,,. ,,,,„, ,^, , 

 o .ke..mluM-. one purple (,:>ckic m. | cam;ot ^ay : lut a v .,it the n mi, .. , .,. 

 theJlth ol thu same nnnth. and a '..n.vIV ■> :.- ;.•,:.,..,. y ]^ 1^ 



