Consortius Jorins Middlesex Co., Mass. 91 MASS. (Middlesex Co.) 1875. Found Range as I awaited him behind a tree trunk, I think that shy birds are more or less dazzled by the intense glow of the sun on the snow than bright days as I have often noticed that they are less wary on such occasions. Heard a single Chry Plain's, the first sinner early in Spring. The sight of numerous Swallows (H. brevirostris) and butterflies (Pantila) flying about over the snow covered fields this morning with grasshopper and grain warblers in full song presented a most interesting and curious anomaly. The birds appear to have suffered not at all from the storm though how such birds as Swallows managed to procure any food during that time I cannot comprehend. I forgot to note a single Spiz. socialis which I heard singing this morning and the first heard since the 10th inst. April 17 Clear and cool with high N. wind. At a breakfast taking "Shit". In the Swallow W. of the "Artificial" flashed a single Spiz. and fired a long shot at him without effect. I beat all the Belmont ground carefully but found no traces of any bird's dust if they have strick into that locality so yet. In fact I do not think that I have had any regular flight of snipe so the meadows in the majority