147 
1866. 
May 2. 
Corvus americanus. 
Middlesex County^ Mass. 
Nest with two eggs. 
1867. 
Apr. 25. 
Nest with five eggs found fresh. 
1868. 
Mar. 14. 
Many flocks flying north; a few remained through 
the winter. 
“ 18. 
At least tv/o hundred in different flocks, all flying 
northward. 
Apr. 15. 
Nest with five fresh eggs. 
Sept.26, 
A flock of about thirty. 
1869, 
Apr. 30. 
Nest five eggs, fresh; yellow pine. 
Oct. 30. 
The day was windy and cold and multitudes of Corvus 
passed south^ward, flying in large scattered compcinies 
low dovm. 
^:OV. 2. 
Still flying southward in large flocks. 
“ 15. 
A flock of upwards of a thousand migrating. Anoth¬ 
er flock of a hundred or more alighted in a plou ghed 
field, walking quickly about in search of food, and oc¬ 
casionally fighting noisily for some choice morsal. 
1870. 
Jan, 13. 
Several. 
M ar. . 
T.q/ a A>«c* 4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ _ ■ ^ 
-““*6® numBors in a loos© sea.* torod flock flying in 
a northerly direction. A foYr passed the winter with 
us as usual. 
“ 31. 
Plying northward all day. 
-^pr. 22, 
Nest two fresh eggs. 
Oct. 25. 
Large flocks migrating southward. 
Dee. 31. 
• 
Have seen them occasionally up to this date. 
1871. 
Seen at interyals bpt rather scarce this winter. 
I think the migration has commenced as I saw several 
largo flocks flying northward. 
