1875. 
General observations. 
Middlesex County, Mass. 
(May 3G)<ij FlvitiK Squirrel . Started one from an old Domiy 
Woodpecker’s hole in the swamp on Sverly Hill, Altho’^gh 
I shook the tree violently I could not shake him off; 
the moment I stopped he v/hisked into the hole to come out 
at the first renewel of the shaking. Finally ho sailed 
in a graceful curve to the next tree, a live maple, vrhere 
I could not dislodge him, as ?ie flattened himself against 
the bark and remained indifferent to the sticks with 
v^hich I pelted him. 
“ 21. ^ 
The cherry trees wore fairly out yesterday for the 
first time. 
“ 24. 
The apple trees are in blossom, the oaks and wal¬ 
nuts in the vroods green v/ith young foliage; on the 22d 
they were as bare as in winter, although on that there 
was a heavy migration of the liter Warblers. 
“ 25. 
The transition from spring to summer, from leafless 
v/oods full of migrating birds, to canopies of luxuriant 
foliage peopled v/ith their characteristic summer species, 
has been unusually sudden this year. On May 22 the 
oaks and walnuts were entirely bare and indeed showed 
almost no traces of green. But in three days the change 
was accomplished and now the apple blossoms are begin¬ 
ning to fall. The rush of the later migrating species 
began the 17th, reached its height on the 22d, 23d, and 
34th, and was almost entirely gone to-day. 
June 10. 
Extended observations page 147 of Journal for 1876. 
July 28. 
I Nearly all the young birds are now out and many have 
put on their fall plumage. The adults still sing freely 
in rainy or cool, cloudy weather, and early in the morn¬ 
ing. 
Aug. 13. 
1 Birds are singing a little more now than they were 
several weeks ago. 
* 24. 
P The chorus of crickets is now at its height, while 
the cicadas are on the decline. Hoard the first fall 
hyla to-day. 
“ 28. 
The Yellow-throated Vireo, Wood Pewee, and Balti¬ 
more Oriole, are now in full song and the only birds 
that one now hoars in the woods. The smaller birds, 
especially Sparrows, are collecting into largo flocks. 
Sept. 7, 
The Maple Swamp is very lovely now, full of wild 
flowers and beautiful ferns, over which the lights and 
shadows glance through the dense foliage above. 
Oct. 13. 
The leaves were killed ^he e an early frost and 
have not attained their usual briliancy. Many of the 
trees are now nearly bafo. Warblers have been very 
scarce this autumn. 
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