Question: The Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary began in 1888 during a blizzard that is also referred to as what hurricane?
Context: City Bird Sanctuary Chandigarh or Parrot Bird Sanctuary Chandigarh is a bird sanctuary situated in sector 21 of the city of Chandigarh, India.  It is primarily habitat of parrots.  Hundreds of parrots live here.  They fly in flocks in the morning and evening from here.  There are two parks adjoining to this sanctuary.  Flocks of parrots sit on the trees of these parks also.  It is the second wildlife sanctuary of Chandigarh.  Sukhna wildlife sanctuary near Sukhna Lake is another wildlife sanctuary of the city.  It is notified under Section 18 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Cas Cay is a 50 acre undeveloped island, situated a mile south of Red Hook on the eastern side of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.  It is under the protection of the Department of Natural Resources.  Ferries here depart from Compass Point Marina, right east of Nadir.  It is a tropical island, which has a hundred feet tall hill with bird species such as the Red-billed- and White-tailed tropicbird.  It is also home to endemic plant species such as orchids, Tabebuia, gumbo-limbos, as well as the seagrape, manchineel and numerous mangroves.  It is home to lizards such as anoles, ameiva and geckos.  The island has a high density of rats (Rattus rattus) as well.  It has a mangrove lagoon and is one of the largest mangrove areas in the Virgin Islands.  Except for the mangrove ecosystem, the wildlife sanctuary, the natural whirlpool and blowhole, many visit the island for recreational activities such as snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking and bird watching.  The nearby Cas Cay-Mangrove Lagoon Marine Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Jersey Bay immediately north of Cas Cay. Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, which also includes the erstwhile Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 391 km2 protected area in Chittur taluk in Palakkad district of Kerala state, South India.  The wildlife sanctuary, which had an area of 285 km2 was established in 1973.  It is in the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills.  Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as part of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve on February 19, 2010.  Including the buffer zone, the tiger reserve has a span of 643.66 km.  The Western Ghats, Anamalai Sub-Cluster, including all of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site.  The sanctuary is the home of four different tribes of indigenous peoples including the Kadar, Malasar, Muduvar and Mala Malasar settled in six colonies.  Parambikulam Tiger Reserve implements the Participatory Forest Management Scheme (PFMS).  People from tribal colonies inside the reserve are engaged as guides for treks and safaris, and are provided employment through various eco-tourism initiatives.  The tiger reserve hosts many capacity building training programmes conducted by Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation in association with various organisations. Hadero Lake (Urdu: ہڈیری جھیل‎ ) is located in Thatta District, Sindh, Hudero is important brackish water wetland of Sindh, where variety of waterfowl prefer to pass their time.  It is at Hudero that one is more likely to see Swans, Storks, Crans and feeding flocks of Pelicans.  It is considered one of the favourite lake of orionthologist.  Hudero was declared wildlife sanctuary with objects to conserve and protect the natural environment in and around the lake for different migratory and resident birds.  Lake Hudero is situated at 24 49'N and 67 52'E.  It lies about 85 km to the east of Karachi.  This lake was originally declared a Game Sanctuary under Section 15 of the West Pakistan Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1959 in 1971.  In 1977 it was declared as Wildlife Sanctuary under a notification by Government of Sindh.  At the time of declaration if protected area local people were allowed to catch fish from lake do not have the right to disturb the birds in winter season.  Hudero is set on the edge of stony desert.  It is a natural lake in a shallow depression.  It has a surface area of 1321 hectars ( 5 Sq.  Miles ).  Among the fauna except than fishes, waterfowl on the lake are fairly large number because of comparatively less disturbed condition.  Also waders and cormorants are common.  The lake owned by the Government .  It was initially protected for shooting purpose in 1971 but keeping in view it potential and birds varieties ultimately it got the status of wildlife sanctuary.  Because of its fish resources and on it dependency of local Mirbhar (fishermen) fishing was allowed for their livelihood.  For regular monitoring of wetland resources Sindh Wildlife Department has provided a facility of residential quarters for sanctuary staff, which consists of one Sanctuary Assistant, and six Game Watchers. Pakistan. Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary also known as Mitiyala Grasslands is situated near Mitiyala in Gujarat.  The jungle was a part of erstwhile Bhavnagar princely state before independence of India in 1947.  Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary occupies 18.22 km and its status was confirmed in 2004.  It is home to almost 11 to 12 lions and leopards.  Spotted deer and nilgai (blue bulls) are also found in this wildlife sanctuary.  Lions often meander down to Sasan Gir forest as this sanctuary shares a common boundary with the woodlands.  The area between Gir and Mitiyala serves as passage connecting two habitat of wildlife. Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary is a national historic district located near Delanson, Schenectady County, New York.  The district includes six contributing buildings and one contributing structure on a largely wooded, rural 105 acre tract.  It lies in the valley of the Bozenkill and includes a 30 ft waterfall along the Helderberg Escarpment.  Located on the property is a two-story frame dwelling built in 1868, a stone dairy house, barns, large stone walls, and an open lean-to built by the Mohawk Valley Hiking Club.  The sanctuary had its beginnings in 1888 when property owner W.W. Christman (1865-1937) and his wife, the former Catherine Bradt, began a winter bird feeding program during the great blizzard of that year. Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary is the smallest protected area of Bhutan covering 334.73 km2 in Samdrup Jongkhar District along the southern border with Assam.  Its elevations range between 400 m and 2,200 m .  Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary is, despite its small acreage, an important habitat for elephants, gaur ("Bos gaurus"), and other tropical wildlife.  It may also contain the rare pygmy hog ("Porcula salvania") and hispid hare ("Caprolagus hispidus") known to inhabit the adjacent Khaling Reserve in Assam, with which Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary forms a trans-border reserve. Geckoella deccanensis, the Deccan ground gecko, Günther's Indian gecko or Deccan banded gecko, is one of the five species of genus "Geckoella" found in India.  Günther (1864) described "Gymnodactylus" ("Geckoella") "deccanensis" on the basis of a single specimen collected “in the Deccan”.  They are mostly nocturnal forest dwelling terrestrial insectivores and are uncommonly encountered due to their secretive habit.  Common in the Northern Western Ghats, this species has been reported in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Matheran, Khandala, Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, and also from Tamhini Ghat.  It has been recently reported from Saputara Hills, in the Dang District of Gujarat. The Great Blizzard of 1888 or Great Blizzard of '88 (March 11 – March 14, 1888) was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in the history of the United States of America.  The storm, referred to as the Great White Hurricane, paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine, as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada.  Snowfalls of 20 - fell in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, and sustained winds of more than 45 mph produced snowdrifts in excess of 50 ft .  Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their houses for up to a week.  Railway and telegraph lines were disabled, and this provided the impetus to move these pieces of infrastructure underground.  Emergency services were also affected. Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Malayalam: വയനാട് വന്യജീവി സങ്കേതം) is an animal sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala, India.  It has an extent of 344.44 km with four ranges namely Sulthan Bathery, Muthanga, Kurichiat and Tholpetty.  A variety of large wild animals such as Indian bison, elephant, deer and tiger are found there.  There are also quite a few unusual birds in the sanctuary.  In particular, peafowl tend to be very common in the area.  Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is the second largest wildlife sanctuary in Kerala.  It is bestowed with lush green forests and rich wildlife.This wildlife area houses some of the rare and endangered species of both flora and fauna.
Answer: the Great White Hurricane