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here and singing. Flickers, Doves and Carolina Wrens singing noisily. 
March 22, first Phoebe. Hylas singing. Newts active in springs and 
water holes. Antiopa butterflies abundant. March 26, thousands of 
Robins arrived. March 28, Bewick’s Wren evident with its merry song. 
Shoveller Ducks here. A big wave of Fox Sparrows made bird-banding 
a busy affair. Fox and White-throat Sparrows all singing. March 31, 
thousands of Lesser Scaup Ducks (Blue-bills) arrived with some Coots 
and Cormorants. 
April 1, found a secluded retreat that harbored about thirty plants of 
the dwarf white Trillium. ‘hey grow on a limestone hill and never have 
I seen a prettier flower. ‘This flower association has been known to be 
intact for 75 years. April 2, first thunder and lighting. April 4, Hepaticas 
in bloom. April 6, Pieris and Painted Lady Butterflies are flying about. 
April 7, first Brown Thrasher. Shadbush and Blocdroot in bloom. <A 
Pied-billed Grebe tried to keep me from making a first record. April 11, 
Thrashers singing. Dragonflies are flitting over the swamps where the 
Yellow-legs are probing for insects. Cottonwood and Box Elders in full 
bloom. Crappies and sunfish are biting. Juncos left for the north today. 
First Bluebird eggs in three different boxes. April 12, Apricot and Plum 
trees in bloom. April 13, Adder’s ‘Tongue in bloom. First Vesper Spar- 
rows. April 14, hard Maples in bloom. Bank Swallows here. April 15, 
Myrtle Warblers here. April 16, House Wrens and Swifts arrived. 
April 17, Mr. Minear, biology teacher in the Quincy High School, cap- 
tured 26 rattle snakes today. April 19, Morel mushrooms plentiful. 
April 26, Gyromitra Esculenta mushrooms very large and plentiful. Grow 
from base of decaying logs. Cardinal has a complete nest in a barberry 
bush with full complement of two eggs and one Cowbird egg. As usual 
the female employed much paper and even tinfoil from chewing gum wrap- 
pers in building her nest. Blue-winged Teal here. April 27, Rose- 
breasted Grosbeaks here. Apples, Pawpaw and Sassafras in full bloom. 
April 28, Warbling Vireos here. Streaked heclas (Hairstreak butter- 
flies) are using the Cedar trees today. April 29, Baltimore Orioles ar- 
rived. April 30, Great-crested Flycatcher comes and takes possession of 
its box on front Elm tree. 
May 1, Black-and-white Warblers and Yellowthroats here. Blue- 
bells in blossom. May 2, Indigo Buntings, Dickcissels, and Wood Thrushes 
arrived. May 3, Kingbirds, Orchard Orioles and the full complement of 
warblers came in on last night’s south wind. White-throats left last night. 
Wild Crab ready to burst into bloom. Wild Pansies are at their best, 
likewise Yellow Star-grass and Dogwood are wonderful. May 5, Wood 
Pewees and Bobolinks surprised me today. Nest of Cardinal eggs hatched 
today, one day before the Cowbird egg. I disposed of the Cowbird. May 
8, Catbirds arrived and also a small flight of White-throats. “loday my 
