1906.
April 26
  Early morning clear; forenoon cloudy with harsh N. wind;
afternoon sunny and warm. Ther. fell to 30 degrees last night. The
weather has been cold and windy for several days but vegetation
is well advanced for the season. The fields of English grass are
now bright emerald green nearly everywhere.
  Yellow Palm Warbler One seen April 18, very common since the 22nd.
  Myrtle Warbler 1 male in full song April 20; seen almost daily since then.
  Solitary Vireo 1 male in full song April 20 & 22.
  Black & White Creeper 1 male in full song April 21; none noted since then
  Barn Swallow 1 heard April 21 none noted since then
  Spotted Sandpiper 1 seen April 25 by Purdie at Dakin's Hill
  Kingfisher 1 seen  April 25  by Gilbert at Flint's Bridge
  Hermit Thrush 1  seen April 26  by  Gilbert in Birch Field
  White-throated Sparrow 1 seen  April 26 by Gilbert near our barn
  Chimney Swift 2 heard April 26 by Gilbert at Ball's Hill
Arrivals.
  Our Phoebee had another and still narrower escape from
the talons of a Hawk this morning. Just as I stepped out
from the side door I heard his sharp tchip, tchip of alarm
and then saw him coming from the orchard with the Hawk
about fifteen feet behind him. The two birds seemed to merge
into one as they reached an elm in the lane but the
Phoebee made a sudden turn among the thickly growing branches
and crossed the door yard in safety. The Hawk stopped in
the elm and alighted there, low down, where I saw that it
was a large female Sharp-shin. After resting there about a
minute it flew off over the river and then began soaring
in circles rising higher and higher until it looked no
larger than a Swallow when it drifted out of sight
towards the south. During its ascent it did not