, 1879-03-15


The arrivals Of birds on Saturday, March 8,
as regards nutnhers OF species, Is unparallelcd
in tic whole coursc Of tho writer's observation.
The different species that usually delay their
migration until the moro bold ones have ex.
r!orcn the way simultaneously appeared on
this day In large Aock8 Which scemcd to spread
over great extent Of territory. During the
eve preceding the day In question change
was noicd IN the atmosphere, and
on toward midnight hot current
| Ut air came on from The Cult,
bringing with It the migratory species. 80 that
long before morning the air was filed With
feailIercd sonRstcrs whose cries mud chrrups
awoko the naturalist slcooer. The coming ot
this Gulf currc0t Of hot air In every instance
noted seems to bo the signal for the migratnns
Of the bo1s9cr tribes. Metcorology has au lntrl-
cato connection with blrl asrira1s Which the SCI
enlist has yet failed 10 develop. Tic tcmpera-
turc for Friday was o. der. at New Orleans. Ct
at Memphis, ~ Mt Cairo, - at Chicago, aud 10
at Milwnukee, showing that tic shot current "
was really great ware on it, way 10 tlIu pole.
Fur several days PREVIOUS, as a Precursor to It,
was nuted immense i!ocks Of Arctic birds far
up IN the ar, a. ,tic limit Of csesi.'t. has:ening
to tllcir Northern breeding grounds. Up to
closing OF March tho following species had nr-
rived:
Rcd Winged Black Bird-Ageleus Phnniceus.
Crow J}lAck HiFil-1H1tElIHd Furrueeus.
Cow Hack bird -Stolothrus recorts.
Yellow Headed Bncx n'fa-xau.hocephalus
lcteroccphains.
Gross Spnsrow-Ppocetes Gra,Atnous.
Climbing sparrow-;,splxelts spetalls.
@ @Epns spattaw-Melos|pt1a ss|t alsI.da'
White Crowned spasFow-zonotrchla Len.
e'EHt }Ias I i,iras-sialia Stalls.
.iei'ow beiied Wood rccker-sphyraplcus
Pl,rbe- e-saro1u,s Fuecus.
Cherry Hifl-Anlpclfs ccdornm.
n,s; Ms.ns Mgsato'
kill!eeE--.Egnlitis teciferus.
Golden plovcr-Chradr!us Fulvus.
TIE following winter species were reinforced
by numerous members u their own klud, which
came IN struggling 1ocks:
Black Swan Htsd--.unco IlyamnIls.
Shore Latk;-E.omoph!ln Alnes!re.
Crow-Corvus Amerlcanus.
Herring (tnll-Llrl4 Argcntatus,
1le following Arctic American bird. wcre
noted rapidly migrating northwest, moving at
high attitudes and Recognized often by their
peculiar chIrp, Or, when seen, by their specific
ucthods OF flight or otherwise:
Enow Bunting -pectFophancs Njvalts.
Laplnnd Observation-Disclosures Laponicus
Letecr Red Polt--E0lothus Linaria.
Meaiy Ned poll-A:gioshus Linaria, variety
Pine Cirosb&ek-Plnlcola Enuclcator
Great tlocks Of ducks we're seen flying In all
directions, IN such high attitudes OF at sued
ttstances, however, us 10 Ite unrccoouizabte
Numerous hawks OF various spce,es we're uotcd
In the wooded diatrtcts at great Nights, often In
nocks. WtieGlng. ctrcllng, or EyratiNg tp man.
ncr which reminded onU OF al immense whtrl-
| poo
The exceeding largo number OF SPECIES arryine
pr one day Ii phenomenon fDr the native epusil-
Grafton. Seldom snore than fourBpcries ycuturo
/ NORTH on the Same tiny. and tllesu OF the most
hardy natnres. Tic lo,'r. which nre the pluc-
birds. robins, Eros tfnches, anu meadow larks,
| are always seen IN the sume day, uud usually
prcccde thc others mentioned by several DAYS, d
4 week, OF mouth. Although thcru was au e4rly
| spring last Eeason, the birds wcre ten DAYS
clrlfer In their arrivals, the earliest being OF the
blue-btrCs Oh Feb 81. The arrivals this ycar arc
also twelve days earlier than those OF two ycnrs
| previous.
| Owing to the severity Of the weather for the
past winter, tho Chicago tnarket-whlch IL usu.
aliy represented by large number Of species
| during the wintcr-wns limited 10 an,all pro-
portion. Thosu found tilrsc, however, were. iu
excess Of tic demand, 50 tllat luas were often
sold by the buslleI.
observations taken At the Northwestern
University, representing also radius twelve
miles around Chicago, Tic mouth Of tile Calumet
River, thu ridges, woodlands, anu waterrd urras
IN vicinity of the Univcrsit5.] Thermometer at
Evanston nt noun, 10 ? +. ) W. II, b.