N. phoeniceus et S. ferrugineus et P. Davanna et [illegible] MASS. (Middlesex Co.) 81 March 30 - 1875 Mar. 30 Air still and almost uncomfortably warm). Off after breakfast taking the horn up to Brazier's and striking them down over the farm. Had miserably poor luck getting only one shot, at a P. Davanna which I bagged. Saw 4 cedar birds all fly as hawks, the remnant probably of some used up flock. Song sparrows have about doubled in numbers since yesterday, and Decotthus linaria decreased in a corresponding ratio. Most of our juncoes & tree sparrows have left and no crorms have yet come in from the S. The thrushes are both much wanting. Heard a number of Chry. tristis in full song for the first time. Chulbrids are as yet comparatively scarce). Reclining under the lee of the cedar ridge for a quiet smoke I found the air almost uncomfortably (warm). All sorts of insects but principally Coleoptera et diptera were moving about I also saw the little Camias Striata both yesterday and this morning. Arrivals noted this morning are Herundo brictor, 2 mas Wtm. Arneol, Scot. ferrugineus gen. a. on flock 20; N. phoeniceus several's singing near the batt marsh: Pae Davanna rich bird shot. The change from winter to spring has passed with almost unparallelled rapidity: a week ago the snow was only at 0° and then one a foot deep - today the ground two thirds bare and Swallows Blackbirds etc. with us. Took a ride up