Journal, 1896-1899

Eaton, A. A. (Alvah Augustus), 1865-1908, author

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Mar. 23, '96 Today is the first day of spring according to weather. The class goes 8 in morning increasing to 9:30 noon. I holding about here till 28. There was no wind; a storm had passed just north and we are wise in its sphere of influence it being calmly still in the P.M. when it cleared up. First the robins made their first appearance, but as they have shown up every warm spell thru the winter they can hardly be called migrants. Next I heard a bluebird; they were seen once in Feb. and I thought I heard one 3 days ago, but there was one mistaking this fellow. At noon there were two here, and when I went to into the glass about 6 I saw 8. Observed what appeared to be a ground sparrow. Mr. furiously fly into tho woods he's gone on going to investigate I saw it was so; on my trip in tho P.M. I saw about 6. They were looking on

A loved ground near a group of willows, where, on a slight projection they would scamper and hide. I heard one singing in a weak undertone, half warble, half song, about as the tree sparrow, Spizella mela nola, sings in the warm days of sum- mer. From this, I conjecture that tree sparrow has a different song in sum- mer. One hardly concludes with Fisher's conclusions, in his Herpes of OWLS, that sparrows are often taken by mammal eating hawks, because they resemble mice. The illusion is very striking to a person watching them run among grass, or on ground. They have a habit of throwing themselves into attacks not on the near side, but going always around a low tree, or bush, a limb or other convenient place to alight, as if a crowd of pursuers, even when not flushed,

Saw 2 crow blackbirds, Zonotrichia lutea. They appeared to be on pressing business, so did not stop to get acquainted. The tree sparrows I have been feeding have not shown up for 3 days, and perhaps have gone away. One or two juncos have been with them, and today they are hobnobbing with the song sparrows. They may be "snow birds" farther south, but I don't care hardly enough to scare over writer. They come in the later bird flights, in about 2 weeks. Mar 23. It is above; but the birds have come today. I bluebirds & sparrows are singing the latter in a little lone tone. I occasionally gets in almost his characteristic song, with rather strange "stee" The blackbirds are squeaking like a wheelbarrow on the snow.

There were six birds to the sun that morning, & join one who was there. This one gave me a revelation on Blackbird positions. He came to a tree 4 yards away, just as blackbirds do, behind a shrub, but after scamming he brought confidence & came out in a clear space I studied him with the glass. I could even see his white eye. He took a beautiful position facing me, his body crouched, wings closed but widely spread, & the legs bent, all the feet almost touched the body: Shall have to try this position for mounting. Glance reached about 2 o'clock & fell to 24 at sunset, round N.E. Cloudy & threatening snow. In fact, spits a little.

Jan. 24 - Class at 13 this morning, A thin snow covers the ground, like a frost. The Sparrows are cheerily sing ing in the Wardpile, in an undertone as before, as if trying their flutes for the burst of melody that will greet us the first warm day; the Blue birds are quiet. 25 - Class at 10. Rising to 5.2 at noon, in morning Sparrows singable but the birds seemed to think he had no contract to furnish music at such weather, & were quite still in the PM. By the bye, bluebirds are more plentiful than last year, and I hope swallows will be. Perhaps they have undergone their periodic course; common rumor says all the animal kings that reduce the race by killing, all put the most robust of the keeping it from procreation by deteration.

"Nature treats by heroic means res but are in other ways wit, after c. Mar 26, Wind SW for last 36 hours, morning hazy, Clouds clearing at 8. glass at 3 6in am. just the day for migrants. As I finished breakfast went out with glass, Bluebirds, Robins, Shallows active but robins have not yet begun to truet up. I had caught sounds of Redwings Again Phoenixus, and went to see if I could find them. They saved me the trouble, I came over my head, 20 of them, all S. This is no race that flocks by sixes, and two males arrive a week last year, as if to look over the territory & find the best feeding places for their cons with, and very old ones.

look, perched in some naked oak branch, looking out after the snow-patched brown fields, dreaming, if birds can dream, of the bright days to come. Several of our birds came pairs: the robin generally brings his mate, and so does the bluebird; or rather, the male brings him, for he is her slave from the first, following her wherever she goes, trying to waken twigs of love in that despis[illegible] for some meat, by numerous pirouetting antics, accompanied ever by his doleful admonitions & cheers, and hardly less doleful songs. Yes, madm-bluebird is the woman's supra-gest of her race, and is very autocratic in her ways; but the sun will soon melt her roses, and then will come a congenial delicacy seldom attained by this scheming jack. Of woman's rights while in some in such a blissful bond, poor m[illegible] is along.

There is master Phurnacut in the top of an oak, trilling out his lownka ree- or is it jubilee an anticipation of the joy's so near at hand. How clear his notes are, easily heard 4 mile, and what a con- trast with his western brothers Yuma's big thrushes. They, in common with all the race of songsters give a key to their throats, and their notes are low, harsh & musical. They are troubled with chronic Catarrh. The few peo- ple of the Valley of California don't know what a song bird is, as we know him. Their songs are from the mourning owl, Ah-haaa but quite pleasant, and the meadow lark. Yes, the Meadow Lark, the embodiment of all songsters in one. How often have I looked for a robin at hearing his note; how often laughed to see their band- master from a post rail, Saying out to boy with a gun, scoot you rascal, don't kill him, when the theme is catching up by 304. Thus, repeated in church.

a few times, when he perhaps sees a man going across a field as I in search of something, he sings out, before go, 'I'll fetch him,' and the rest follow in turn. But some go. He then thinks of himself, 'I say, see the pretty bird! See the pretty bird, the fars in a low meadow. The others clear high notes.' Thus he goes; 'quit, don't you wish at me,' with an accent of wish. If any of his followers set up for themselves, and anticipate him, he is apt to get chused into a ledge; but as a rule they are a familiar loving, law abiding, peaceful race. Their vocal powers are in marked contrast with those of our larks, which are so much like in appearance that none but an expert can distinguish. Our larks arrived 5 days ago; but I time seen none as yet.

"Hear the first white bellied swallow today, they are common our earliest migrants, and migrate twice, little busy bodies. They care for no so familiar as their smaller cousins, the red-bellied. Mar. 27. It is cooler, the voice very heavy, Birds are quiet. There is none new but the Kestrel, the first hawk I have seen, and others several have been killed in S.S. He is making the dead lints hollow in Geo Phil's, his home, darting out after lings Yes, it flaps back with his sharp three-kneed wings. Mar. 28. Still disagreeable, but getting warmer in the P.M., the Kestrel is still here, but no bird movement in progress, and crows, about 100 rooted in Geo. Phil's. pines. Mar. 29. First regular flight of birds, 8 jays and 2 youngst white leaders, singing all morning.

Clear early morning. Robins have arrived in jute, one heard singing. Mar 30. It rained from Tues tiday; it is as it now. There has been some sleet. It is going to clear up till warmth, says old Fred. Hope tomorrow will be a great day with the birds. That Sparrows arrived me year ago today! Mar 31. A Spring day. Glass 35-62-46 wind N. W. Strong. The only new ar- rival noticed was the Fox sparrow, one. The air was full of Crows all day, from North. Many flocks of Bluebirds also passed! I must have seen 100. It was a hunt day, and I saw at least 20. I killed one mostly red shouldered. There was a long very long day. I also saw a Marsh hawks 3 and one Cooper's I think. Cowbird, one in morning!

April 1 warm & wind E. went after hawks but got none saw 2 red shouldered + 2 marsh + one Cooper's? Also saw white bellied swallow. Meadowlark grunts have increased and the goldfinch with them. Coming in P.M. April have been having a spell of bad weather, cold, raining, bleak. Birds at stand still. Watched a hairy wood pecker at work, sometimes 10 ft.. It is wonderful to see how they make the bark fly by di rect + sidewise thrusts. And what a help that tail is being projected against the tree during a forward motion when the body is raised it propels it forward when the feet are brought up to a new position. The most important one yet seen is two & of this species, he chased two female redstart limb to limb, with antic + race asking her if the sea-

son of love, lived at home from existing. Her instinct is true, and no amount of teasing would hurry the season. I heard a kingfisher today, one of the most mysterious things in nature, is how the woodpecker, the drummer of the musical world, can make that head of his go so far that the twigs cannot be counted, nor his motions followed. And why don't his brains get added there he sits, on a suitable dry limb, the bark off, so as to give resonance, and rrrr are the head blurred from the salubrious the motion of the sounds also. blurred. In the 17 years to enjoy the work, after a few work bouts at this, he looks up and uses his twigs in the only vocal efforts, whereas audible, as sharp chh. Once then cheerfully repeats his the existing art of the song for triangles. His history is noted.

Apr. 8. It was very squally yesterday, but latter today the wind is N.E. & fresh. Coming from N. Pass Annieswells Saw a Jennie. 9. Fair & quiet in morning. Swoare Sharp shunned a hurricane while north wind caught N.E. The Jennie has arrived here, the bird concerts take on an even certain tone. The robin sings satisfactorily, I almost caught it nearly. I saw the first window lark today, tho' they have been on saltmarsh marshes a long time. Peters tonight, but few uncertainties. Apr. 10. Bird concerts in morning. Pewee & robins hold grand reception concert to rising sun 'Rye bird' came today. Saw Melicace Marsh, and yesterday saw what will have to pass for it, as it looked more like a skipper, did not get good view.

Apr. 11. Swallows have come to stay, tho not so plentiful as I had hoped. Perhaps they will increase later. Psammeis carolini 12. Still pleasant, but a little hazy. The early birds are in a full glory of song. Woodcock have arrived and a red- lhinned singing in grand style. Vanessa Antiopa Turtle dovers. 2. 13. The Wilson's Thrush has arrived; I heard a faint tweet from him yester- . A search revealed him on a fence near a grove of Alder trees. He was turning his pipes very quickly, as did the robin, as if to prepare them for their full burst of song. The characteristic notes.

"were all there, in a low undertone. I wonder if all birds begin so after migration? The canary does after moultling. The wister came in force, and today they are having a great song. It looks as if they had no forerunners, but all came themselves to see if the Spring had come. Saw a sapsucker. He was on a hickory, busy looking over a ring of holes around a limb, made a year ago, at least. These fellows are the door keepers to the grand concert hall of the feathered tribe, and punch holes in the bark of trees, just to keep tully; it costs nothing to enter. The glass was 83 at noon. The grass grew rapidly, the peepers could hardly wait for night to come. The wind combs N.E. at around 4 was cooler.

14 clear sky, wind still N.E. & cloudy. Birds sing well, thunder was ter, [illegible] don't know how. 15 A beautiful day. Glass 38 rather hazy, very clear, & warm weather the air full of sounds & smells of spring. I heard a grasshopper & sparrow. He is not quite so early as some, but his big last longer, as he sings all summer when others are silent. I often enliven a summer night with a sudden start of song The far garrow is either scared cr I have not been in his haunt, as I have seen him yes. Swallows are more plentiful than last year, but not quite so many, Bluebirds much more numerous,

Dales heard two staves from the ruby-crowned kinglet, there is something about their vigorous lively warble of this bird that pleases me almost as strongly as of homesick memories I had in California was awakened by the song of this little friend, heard amongly the pines forests of the principal forests at about 5000 altitude. Unlike most birds, he has no geographical races, and is the same everywhere in his wide range, 300 miles broadly from the limits of the northern forests to the south ern limits of snow. Always lively, always merry, not stopping to sing, but running and fluttering thrice as he searches in the crevices of the bark for eggs or insects that would help destroy the tree but for him. He should be awarded a medal for an un- motivated pleasure benefit.

A few days since, I thought I heard a jallaloo, but it was most certam today, however, there is no doubt a bunt is. I heard one 6 or 8 times, he was flying, ap- parently clear one, and I did not catch sight of him. He flew up the San Joaquin valley very bravely. How tame they are there! What company they are when you are not ginning! I so had a better time when you have met. How many young shot at them as they have spoiled by follow- [illegible] Going ahead & Reeling up, whatever last thing "Look at here, look at here, look at here, See me" How plentiful their "O" O, dear, dear," when near their nests, which, however, you never find. How grotesque the young, with long legs & neck, pic- tured with down just the color of the sand in which they crouch, are invisible. How odd those wing of that tail, with little pencils of feathers sticking

"Straight out?" Yes, they bring many memories; my feathered friends but are they pleasant? They would be if they came to see you. Apr. 16. Wasn't the swamp sharrow came in force. Apr. 17. The chip-bird is every- where & all singing. Tree Sparrows mating. Apr. 18. Robin nest building. Apr. 19. The strange warbler with note of chip bird very common. He keeps his tail necessarily wagging like a way fair. 2. Solitary Vireos. Apr. 20. Pine Warbler D. Vigorsii arrived. His notes are almost like a chip bird & the warblers noted yesterday. I believe they sing clear in many ways.

april 24. I ventured at the turning of his pipes I suppose every body has his fa- vourites in the bird kingdom. I have several and an often ready to change my preference when listening to the efforts of a revisi- ing songster, whilst he completes while the woods are singing in morn- ing, and then first is upon me. Howev- er with all singing at once, it is often hardest to decide but I think my favourite that wears the best, muff love ate most of the time, save when momentarily struck by the song of another, is the yellow warblee. There are birds with more beauty of plumage, more energetic, possibly more sweet, dashing tones, but there is something something in his voice, when all other birds are still, that is con- duped pleasant thoughts of cool retreats and dreams of nature He sings nearly all summer, i.e.

"The coolest shady places, bountied about trees, darting and after unsuspecting fly, and moth, filling in the time with his slow, brief, modulated tones of 3 notes, on 3 keys, high, middle, low, regularly repeated at reg- ular intervals; and the result is a wish to retire as easily be soothed to sleep and sweet dreams of joy and peace by his magic shell. Yes, the martin is a darling, and so is the baby kinglet with his crown. But for all time, every day wear, give me the warbling swallow. Barn swallow 26, Brown Thrush May 2. Anmotiltus varius, I probably yesterday, has been cold all this week, most nearly every morn- ing, wind N.E. Glass was 31 this morning. Cherwales are plenty, father says they have been along here a week, as have whip-poor-wills.

"Lizzie Bertie" is plentiful, appeared everywhere once. Purple Martins appeared at the pond. E. H. I heard an ovenbird last night, and today saw one. I never noticed before that they walked like a duck. This one was very tame, so I had a fine view thru my glass. He glided down to ground without sound, cutting flies on the leaves with a dexterous thrust of the bill, Heard woodwail drumming with slow strokes. I said, that means breeding." Hunting I found a hole in a dead Beech about 20 ft. up. I Mrs. W. had her head out of it. I seated my- sel; trained my glass on her, I waited, she had some chips in her mouth. I nodded, I was chip on the ground missed me to locate her stability. She waited awhile, slotted her head & threw away the chips, waited awhile then stretched out her neck

took a good look at me, she appeared in 10 seconds or so, she reappeared with more chips which she threw and with the same motion, looked alone winked once or twice, & dis- appeared again; soon reappear-ing with chips, I threw them away. Not liking the looks of me, She stood there evi-dently thinking I was plan-ning mischief, waited 2 or 3 minutes & then left. Saw Sparrow's nest with 4 eygs, told bird sitting. Saw very fat Plover Gunes, peeking around on the ground, apparently not in a hurry at all to get away, as I had not seen others for about 3 weeks. May 4. Yellow Warbler " " Gold Robin. " " Swift. Catbird " " Bobolink and a full brood of Warblers.

May 4. Humming bird, Catbird, King bird, The willows are now in full bloome, apple trees leaving out, Cherry trees bloomed the air is vocal with birds, as about the last migrants have arrived. Save perhaps the Tanagers.

1897 Mar. 7 ended a series of stormy skells, snow at night, thursday day, taking it off. I finally warmed up with a warm rain glass 46" rapidly growing cooler. Mar 8 the glass stood at 10 above, but bud blue birds were here as I had prophesied. A warm day in the middle of the day, but was cold at night again Mar 9 (Town Meeting) it was quite lovely, but warm. Red- Wings arrived. Bluebirds plenty. Mar 12 Robin red breast ar- rived, I heard one on Jan. 1st but think this is a new arrival. Melospiza fasciata, the "Spotted singing Sparrow" ground sparrow, is singing. It is somewhat overcast and will probably rain. The birds love such spring days. Junco

Mar 26. This has been a very rough month, since the 12th it has snowed 4 times and rained as many. The 14th it was very cold, 10 below zero. The birds have pushed right along nevertheless, hold all they got, and increase every warm day. The 13th crow blackbirds, 23 Chipping birds arrived. 25 Swallows. The snowy yesterday and hardly warm enough to clean up the inch as so that came, I saw him circling around a birdhouse doubtless in fond anticipation of the time when his family would redescended there. The 6th Giskins are finishing leaving us. Turned larks are gone north in little flocks, and all kinds of birds are travelling without mother to scour the country. It is raw windy, and marsh cloudy but birds are happy.

"Mar. 30. Rye bird. " " 31. Cowbirds, red linnets, Apr. 3. pewee " " 5. Keepers. Apr. 16. Barn Swallow " " 17. Cherwink, May 5, Chimney swallow. May 1-2 Kingfishers. May 4, after heavy rain, Barn Swallows arrived in force. May 5, Thrush. Has been seen several days ago, as well as White- Throated Warbler,

1898 Bluebird Mar 7 Redwing " 9 Crow Blackbird 10 Kestrel 10 Robins 11 Song Sparrow 11 Swallow Apr 9

1899 Sunday, Mar. 12. Traditiol al Saturday rain turned to fog at night. It was yet foggy in the morning. I remarked about 6:30 that if it were clear there would be bluebirds. At 8:30 I heard a suspicious sound, and soon, my listening, carried the characteristic note, high up and far away, but coming nearer. Soon I saw them, a half-dozen high up, 100 yards, at least, pulling for the north with their mes- sage of Spring. I think the first arrivals are northern birds that follow the edge of winter as it recedes, while natives arrive later. I never before saw them first on a foggy morning. About noon I heard

noise as of a squeaky wheel barrow. It came from some cells by the church, Crow Blackbirds, males. Sunday, 19. It has been a q week. The glass saw 10 above Friday morning to 13 Sat. turning to snow and an ice storm Sunday. The weekly arrivals are native Bluebirds Monday, plenty. They are as plentiful as ever, having regained their num- ers sadly eliminated in a storm 6 years ago. Marsh hawks, wed. Red- wings & red linns Fri day The white bellied Nuttalls I have been feeding with meal boxes have begun to sing a lively warble with a nasal warp, reminding of the ruby crowned Kinglets.

One of the pleasantest occupations of winter is in feeding birds. I don't mean seed-eaters, for fear of cats. We had a myrtle warbler in the woodshed and carriage house four weeks ago, as saw 3 cats watching him at various times and they doubtless caught him, as he alighted on the floor for seeds. I took a meat-bone and tied it on a limb of an apple tree, just over our heads as we went to the green house. Soon six or eight chickadees came regularly to it. I then tied some to the Virginia creeper on the back porch and they would come right up to the window when we were there, eyeing us calmly, and four Jersey. They were as tame as chickens. Soon a white-tailed wildcat was occasionally surprised on it.

and when startled flew to the elm tree, she appearing on the opposite side. Soon he would appear, head downward, furi- ing around then at you. After a little he got bolder and with his mate could be seen al- most any day at the apple tree. A while after, say May 1, a 5 hairy woodpecker came, and of all tame birds she is the tamest, al- lowing one to pass within six feet of her while she feeds, picking with the character- istic nervous stroke of her rare. Once satiated she then remains in the tree, hold- ing 2 nuts, cracker and crackers, for she knows a good thing when she finds it, and has not faith to ex- pect a replenishing; treats it, in fact, as treasure trove.

Monday, March Spring came in with winters overcast. The trees are coated with ice, as is everything else; and the goryloousness, two rainbows shades of flashing diamonds as the bright sun reflects from the swaying branches, maybe faintly imagined but not described. There is a suspicious stillness in the air, as there might be a storm brewing. 21st. Glass at 8 this morning, dull, but a blue bird greeted me at 6 with his querulous chirry noise. 2/2. Snow. Went to Ames- bury in P.M., with plants. 23. Snow, then rain all day and now at nights. Fed tree sparrows, who appeared to be very grateful for a few handfuls of cloth.

24th Dull in morning, Clear- ring by 9 o'clock. Wind N.M. A new member to my apple Tree family is Mr. Hairy woodpecker. He is not so tame as the Madam. Glass. 15-36. 25th. Glass 12. Clear, but cool all day. Not above 36 at noon; 3 woodpeckers. Blackbirds stay, saw a flock eating seeds on Ground juniper. /26th. Glass 19. Began snow- ing at 6 and about 2 1/2 inches fell by noon, when it cleared P.M. Beautiful. Glass about 40 at 4 o'clock. Perfect winter weather. ✓27th 25 in morning, Cloudy, 46 at noon, Clear, No new arrivals. Wind E. in P.M. and hazy, a slightly cloudy. 28th. Glass at 20. Sun rose in clouds, red. White frost. Very slight haze at 6 o'clock

"looks like a thorn, Robin went over, calling, early, at 7 very still, more hazy. Whistles of Mr. T Arnesbury clearly clearly heard. Blue jays call- ing. Woodpeckers begin to drum (first of season). Grackles, first since 12th heard. Chickadee calling "Plocke" Bluebirds active and vociferous. It means something. 9 o'clock. Sun gone haze has risen forming a cloudy sky. S.E. breaker moaning. Tenors can be heard nearly a mile To Arnesbury in P.M. A few spots of rain, has morning, very chicle air. about 36. Rain at night. Hard 29. Glass 40 in morning, ran- mmy 1y to 46. Heavy mist, which by 7 was beginning the drive before rising winds 21

cleared away late, wind wind hard. M. W. & falling thermometer. First wood wall heard smothering. A very raw windy day and nights. 30th, still windy, glass 25, Clear. Glass 36 by noon, but sun shot it melted considerably. And died away about 31, and by 5 some thin broken clouds in west, in stripes and blotches. This clear- ed away after sunset, but stars are far off, and air perfectly still. It appears to you were blown? & could we hearl soft. An echo air. jt portends! The baro quite variable. Have not seen woodpeckers for several days. No Nuthatches for more.

31st Glass 30. an nig ht and snowing. At 7.30 it was coming in stars, flotating very leisurely to earth, and glass at 36, could see clearly if would turn clear up, which it did by 9 and by 12 there was no snow. Glass got to 46. Apr. 1. Glass 33. A song spar- row was heard. Robin's be- coming numerous. Saw one woodpecker on bines in tree. Chickadees stay, buthatchets have gone probably migrated. 36 at noon. First towed. Apr. 2, Glass 25. Windy. No new species, but more individuals. A blue spar- rowhawk was seen as 2 came from barn at about 7. 36 at noon.

Apr 3. Glass about 26-46 Monrve saw a swallow Apr 4, Temperature the Same. Saw a swallow here. Apr 5-22-46 Very fine spring day. wind got N.E. P.M. Nuthatches not gone. Apr 6. 24-52° Snow- drifts under fences are feasibly decreasing. The drift by barn door went melted day. Still a great deal of snow in woods. Corn just break- ing up. Fine stirring weather, but cool for season. No game glass has seen 50 birds that frozen every clear night. Wind N.E., today at 9. Not a cloud. Fine all day. At 6 P.M. a hazy Cloud rising S.W. Clear at 9 P.M.

Apr. 7. 30-56, Hazy clouds all day sky. Sun more clear, but soon entered two cloud which looked like a dappled red sun turn. No sun till after 4. Not clear at all, but by spells nearly so. Wind S. W. 7 fine bird concert by Sparrows, Robins & grackles (first heard) with occasional chickadee or gold finch, with woodpecker drumming. Cloudy 56 at 6.9 A.M. 43 at 8. Cloudy, nearly windless, and will rain before morning. Snowing at 9. 1 mile before 10. Apr 8. Running heard a new crow all gone. Rainied latter after 6 turning to a heavy mist which finally

"cleared but little time for the day, wind S.E. to S.W. a bird charming: junco's numerous & sniggleys, 7x sparrows & Perdices arrive. Robins jubilant but bluebirds Mum. It is queer what a dif- fERENCE in taste is exhibited by the cousins robin & blue- bird in regard to weather. B.B. don't care for the cold, but if sun is shining he is happy & vociferous while robin don't sing at all if cold, but if wet days very musical while bluebird is mum. Gears reach 6-6 at noon Apr.9 Gears 32-50, a very fine day, but some windel. Nothing new r Apr.15, Gears 32-56- 28". Snow going fast & frost mostly off the road. Ice a foot thick

near york house elm 12th Oct's. no new arrivals. Sun set went in 11 glass 8.2 Cloud, flowing ats. 12 glass 7.2 Fair v 12 124. Hazy, becoming Cloudy, raining a little, snow about 4. hard for few minutes 19 glass 3.7. Still cloudy, and snow at all gone wind N. W. high, clear- ing. 4 & at noon Peeper heard a few times at day light and one last night. Eye Bird 14 46-58 a soft shower morning; hazy mist of A.M. Spraying to hear bird. Many peepers at night 15 33 m. A.M. I had supposed tree sparrows never sung here, but I heard one this mor- nig. The note is very

"weak little stragglers than summer aged more of a warble than other sparrows. Barn swallow 16 class 38-46 Sun went into a cloud. Ran in P.M. 17 33-58. Fair, very muddy! 18-32-65. Very nice day; burned corn. a halt in arrivals; & break again soon. Bluebirds not so plenty. Havn't seen one for days. Swallows about bird house 4 19 Pine warbles (vestas?) 21 Cloudy, threatening in morning, clearing late in A.M. 40-75 Mist/Varnish? 22 32-64. Fine but easterly wind. Beautiful and

Perfect mirage in P.M. Ships were seen inverted and Shoals loomed up, we were inverted. The lighthouse is plain, as did Applecote houses. But rest nearly clearest, could see the little islands and separate houses, both flat real and inverted. Wood: Peewee 23. 42- Perfect day. Wind west, light. Sounds of spring rain past. First morning there has been no frost 29. Eaves swallow. V 30 glass 86. May 1 Glass 93 Birds burst- ing out everywhere! Show- ers at night

May. Fogggy. Clears 6, Shew ers at night, Wind N.E. all day. Woodpeckers still here, and one today was seen busy eating young tenb caterul- Lars out of the nest. He about cleared them nest out. May 3. Wind N. E. Cloudy, fresh wining, blowing a Gale and clearing. Glass not much above 60, and at 8 p. m. 540, and threatens frost, as wind has gone. Whippoorwill. May 4. Clears 26. Swifts ar- sive. also Martens. May 5. Glass 36. winds S.E. Bobolink Arrives. Nothing we ther 60, but buds still bust- ing. The extra calorie of a few days ago seems to have been enough to last a week.

May 6. 38-70. Wind from S.E. to S.W., back S.S.E. and threatening, hazy, stars way off. May 7. Thrush, Oriole, many warblers &c. My wildest - day, and a fine one. Mrs. Heard bird supposed a linnet, also an odd oriole note, like young, soon he came near and I saw a stranger, "Lit" in apple tree. Searched him in orchard found him live alive, yellowish breast, black chin, 1 white wing covert band, an arcthard oriole. His singing note '2345678-9 last a long descend- ing whistle, often followed by [illegible] click kind. One note is red: wing. Another oriole & c.

Rose breasted grosbeak Came near surprise, while watching him near burk-house. spiny headed bird half bobbit half bobin, mixt with blends of other birds, a whole concert, Soon his majesty approved and direction of concert moved also. He was tame and near, but singing in ventriloquial under tone sometimes coming out in full rich cresc endo - Here's a darling.

white crowned Sparrow returned sep 9.

'93 List of dates for flowers. May flower, Apr 13 (best 23-5) Alder Salix discolor " 21 Equisetum arvense " 21 Ontemwone Chapathlum (now enclosed) Apr 2. 51 Cirex Penn. umbellulate Potentilla Viola Sagar (P) Dandelion Speckled Alder Salix discolor Populus trem. Juniperus Communis Veronica Anemone 27 Bleets Savitrage " " Balm of Gilead 27 Corpus rostrata + 8+ Viola (yellow) Dica

Alnus incana (Cedars) Apr 28 X White Cedar II 28 X Dypatca triloba

Groundnut Gumwort Cattha Actaea rubra Viola pubes Equis. arven '' myrenale '' serotinum Sambucus racemi (10th) Stem K Cabbage Isarella Trillium erect Carex Nova(D) Phey. dryop. Alopecurus Proter Acer. Penn. Equis scirpoides Erionh - gracile Black & Chestnut oak Carex fedunculata '' Pennsylvanian (14th) Black Sedge fertile HA hornbeam May 11 X '' 11 X '' '' X '' 12 X '' 8 X '' '' X '' 14/12 X '' '' X '' '' X '' 14 '' 18

may 14 Carnus florides Oupisia sessifolita lute Christma Varenlis Early Erica frut. Good. Groundnut. Streptopus rosens Rhoden Rhodora 27 Trillium Eryth. Viburnum Lentum. 2 W. date 18 Cytis. 21 Rujuns Chant (1) Early i tridentalis 19 Red Blackberry 22 Salix lucida Muttella daphylla Viola Albumta Palis (past of tree) " Arunmel Vole (site of Arb Hemlock. Jack in the Pulpit 23 Carex tenerlle Polygala panicifolia Acer Shicatum Choke Churn Vilu lumseklatae.

25 Carex riparia Vila pedata C. Maritima Mnynanthus 28 Rhypdams rhomboiden Clitoria Cyripedia 30 Blue Cohosh. 2 weeks late Wilding Trillium Arethusa Erophhorn alpinas, Gracelet Polystachyum Ran. Pennsylvanicus T multifidus Anemone at Par, perf! 31 Lem rivale Os. Frondosa 2. Carnis Canadensis " Redoite. m.5 C. Panice Blue Cherry

"1 Arenaria ser. brit., "8 Jacobaea lutea stella ria crassifl. sonne matr. carrefolm fround B. Cancellata. Nannenbergia, Pentestemon. Mitella nardus maple leaved V. Rinn. V. lentago, Ink-kute, Chelidonium majus, Tristenum herfoliatum Arabis perforiata, Galium asprellum, Arenaria serpyllifolia Myasotis rema. late dupine. Equisetum linnarm. Kernmer arvensis. Palamagel, perforiatus, C. extensa locust "15 Tab. Lumbinata. Ground wood Wetted Rock Red osier (f)

Jn. 17 Mottled hawkweed Sheep Laurel Oxalis acetosella Hog Clover 2-2 Dying (Early) N. pearbury. Ragged Robin Camus sericea. 23 Sarracenia var. Scl. graminea, Peltandra Dryop. Ach. incisa Shonleas, mit, Folil, & Boott Mitchella J.F. Has. arviculatus.

Plant list, 94. Pap. grand. My flowers Clematis incana (unbloomed) " 17 " Early " 13 Salix rostrata Chrysanthemum aureum " " Equisetum arvense " "

Iron plummets. Notes: Shell heap indefinite extent, probably 3 x 1/2rd 1-2' to deep. Pine stump 18m in situ on it, tree been cut about 20 years. Plummets near bottom of heap where 1 ft deep, directly under a root of stump 3in diam; with various pieces of bone, one sharpened

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