Spring Weather and the Arrival of Migratory Birds. 85 
The gardens near the houses are, as a rule, small, but many birds 
have already accustomed themselves to live in the neighborhood 
of man. In most gardens Merula migratoria, Melospiza fasciata, 
Spizella socialis, Icterus galbula, Dendroica cestiva , Tyrannies 
tyrannus and Ampelis cedrorum build nests. Sialia sialis , Trog¬ 
lodytes aedon and Tachycineta bicolor built in our bird-houses. 
In barns and stables Chelidon erythrogaster breeds, under 
eaves numbers of Petrochelidon lunifrons. Sayornis phoebe 
builds in porches or lofts, Chcetura pelagica in chimneys. In 
the town of Shiocton there are multitudes of Progne subis. 
There is yet one place which I must speak of. That is the 
town’s little slaughterhouse that lies in the woods near the 
Wolf River. In the winter one meets here almost always Parus 
atricapillus , Sitta canadensis and Dryobates villosus, which fly 
in and out through holes and chinks. Back of the slaughter¬ 
house the remains of animals and the contents of their entrails 
are to be found. Here Corvus americanus and Cathartes aura 
are often seen. Many a grain and seed can be discovered here, 
and in migration time it is the resort of a host of sparrows, 
especially Carpodacas purpureus, Junco hyemalis , Zonotrichia 
albicollis and Z. Cucophrys. 
Much more could be said of the region and the distribution 
of the birds, but it is hoped that the most important points 
have been considered. 
III. SPRING WEATHER AND THE ARRIVAL OF MIGRATORY BIRDS. 
1882. 
The winter of 1881-82 was very mild. I saw only a few 
birds. There were not very many visitors from the north, but 
a part of those that breed in the region must certainly have 
been present, at any rate such as I occasionally saw in the se¬ 
vere winter of 1882-83. That I did not observe them must 
have been partly because I was not yet acquainted with the 
places the birds liked, partly because I cherished the prejudice 
that there were none. My trips seldom reached far. Still I 
often went to Shiocton and visited the swamps a few times. 
