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Feb. 27. Ther. 19°. ) 



28. Ther. 7°. > Ground bare ; Ducks remain in marsbes. 



29. Slight rise. ) ^ 

 Mar. 1. Falling temperature; snow-storm. 



2. Cold : snowing again. Ducks go soutb. 



4 ] v Second winter. 



5. I Cold northerly winds, dark, gloomy skies. 



6. } Sleet ; ground covered ; watersheets frozen bard, and tbe Mississippi full of 

 | floating ice. 



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8. J J 



9. Thawing begins ; first Ducks go north again. 



10. General thaw ; wind high, southeast. Ducks go nortb. 



11. Falling temperature after a wann night. Great numbers of Ducks on the marshes. First large 



flocks of Purple Grackles, Red-whiged Blackhirds (both male and female), and Rusty Black- 

 birds; first Killdeer and Meadowlark; a large flock of Robins with Flickers. 



12. Cold we3t wind. 



13. "Wind southeast. Ducks move. First Wilson's Snipe; first song of Robin, Chewink, and Song 



Sparrow. The Black Snowbirds (Junco), Purple Finches, and Tree Sparrows are excited ; 

 Swamp Sparrows increased. 



14. Cold north wind. 



15. Rising temperature, followed by a mild, clear night with light wind southeast, but no arrivals. 



Temperature at Saint Louis. 54°; at Cairo, 47°; wind north. 



16. "Wind southeast. Geese and Ducks are on the move. First Cranes. 



17. First rain of the season, after a warm niaht. Ther. 56°; \rind light, south. Winter ends, and 



spring begins with a sudden start of vegetation and awakening of insect life. Birds have 

 arrived during the night and others were moving all the morning. Bulk arrive of Robin, 

 Flicker, Meadowlark, Bluebird. Chewink, Purple Grackle, Rusty Blackbird, Red- winged 

 Blackbird, Song Sparrow, and Blue-winged. Teal. An increase of "Wilson's Snipe, White- 

 crowned Sparrow, White-tbroated Sparrow, and Field Sparrow. First Phoebe, Pectoral 

 Sandpiper, Cowbird, Upland Plover, and Little Yellow Rail. 

 Bulk departure of Tree Sparrow. 

 18. Rain; wind east. Frogs noisy; turtles on logs. 



19. Rain ; wind west to northwest. "Vegetation progressing rapidly. Cranes go north. 



20. Cool; wind northwest to north. Elms and maples open blossoms. Geese go north. 



21. Rising temperature ; wind northwest to east. First Swan. 



22. Night: warm; thermometer 53°; cloudy; wind light, southeast. 

 Day: cloudy, threatening ; increased southeast wind. 



GRAND BIRD WAVE. 



Many birds arrived during the night, and others were on the move all the forenoon. 



H. Robins, Flickers, Rad-winged Blackbirds (males), Purple Grackles, Rusty Blackbirds, Che- 

 winks, Bluebirds (T. V.), Purple Finches (T. V.), and Sons Sparrows. 



B. A. Shrikes, Phcebe. and Wilson's Snipe. 



Increased: White-throated Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Cowbird (male), and 

 Red-headed Woodpecker. 



F. Brown Thrasher, Chippy, Bewick's Wren, Grass Finch, Savanna Sparrow, Mourning Dove. 



Great movement of Hawks. Ducks, and Yellow-legs. 



23. Cool : wind northwest , clear. First songs of Brown Thrush, Chippy, and W r hite-throated 



Sparrow. 

 Mating and song of Chewink, Robin. Bluebird, Shrike, Cardinal Grosbeak, Carolina Wren, 



Tufted Titmouse, Junco, Purple Finch, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Field Sparrow. Tree 



Sparrows are scarce. English Sparrow lays first eggs. 

 First bat seen ; winged insects appear; also ants and worms. 



24. Rain all the morning. P. M. clearing ; wind shifting to southwest and northwest. Birds do 



not move until 5 p. m., when Ducks and Blackbirds go north. 

 F. White-bellied Swallows go north at 5.30 p. m. 

 F. Purple Martin in sight at 5.45 p. m. 



25. Sultry, with showers and hailstones ; wind south, turning to west, high during the afternoon. 



No arrivals except Martins. 

 B. D. White-throat. d Sparrow (old), Rusty Blackbird, Mallard, Sprigtail, Baldpate. 

 Decreased: Robins, Flickers, and Blackbirds. 



Numbers of Hawks go straight north. (Bald-headed Eagle, Marsh Hawk, Sparrow Hawk). 

 No Tree Sparrows seen to-day. F. Butterfly going north. 

 Early shrubs, such as Ribes and Syringa, put forth leaflets. 



26. Beautiful day ; wind west to northwest, abating ; thermometer 60°, after a windy clearing up 



night. No arrivals. 



27. Night: clear; wind light, south, warm; thermometer 58?. Birds move. 

 Day: wind increasing southeast. 



B. D. Junco, Purple Finch, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow. 



F. "Winter Wren. Rubv-crowned Ringlet. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, Golden-crowned King- 

 let, Large-billed W r ater Thrush. 

 Increased : Chippy (male), Brown Thrasher, Brown Creeper. 

 F. Double-crested Cormorant. 



28. Night: stormy. 



Dav: wind high, west to northwest. 



29. Wind north. 



30. "Wind northeast shifting to southeast ; calm. F. Female Purple Martins. 



Swans, Cranes, Ducks, and Hawks go north. 



31. Night: clear, warm; wind southeast, cloudy toward morning. Birds move. 

 Dav: Cloudv, rainy, warm; wind southeast. 



B. D. Robing Flicker. 



B. A. Chippy (male), Bewick's "Wren. Chewink (T. V.), Brown Creeper, and the genera, 



Kumenius, Itallus, and Porzana. 

 Increased: Brown Thrush, Phcebe (T. Y.), Cowbird (female). 



