“February Fill-(lyke”—Old Saying 3

Bronzed Grackles (“Blackbirds”) seen Feb. 8, 1918. Black Ducks (flock) flying N.VV. on Feb. 8, 1930.

Ruffled Grouse noted, feeding on buds, Feb. 10, 1931.

Pine Grosebeaks observed Feb. 11, 1918. Crows vocal Feb, 11, 1931.

Little snow in winter of 1910; open boats crossed from Rocky Point to town on Feb 14, of that year.

Song Sparrows and Chickadees come to feeding station in garden Feb. 16, 1928. Great gale with snow, Feb. 16, 1930. larometer rapidly fell 1.6 inches and as suddenly rose. Mail courier could not make round next day. Much property damage.

N0 sleighing till Feb. 17, 1906 and little afterwards that winter_

Immense spot on the sun noted, Feb. 17, 1922. On the same date Summersid‘e reported 30 below zero, and Kensington 35B.

Owls booting Feb. 18, 1926, (before a thaw). Crows search the marsh, Feb. 18, 1928.

Little or no sleighing till Feb. 19, 1900. Much rain that winter. A wild storm on Feb. 19, 1920, between 8 and 9 pm. preceeded by a 1.25 inch drop of the Barometer. Charlottetown reported a 55 m,,p.h. wind; and Summerside between 100 and 125 mph. (P) All plate-glass windows blown in, many roofs blown off, barns blown down and cattle killed. This night the concrete hotel (MacCallum’s) at Brackley Beach was unroofed.

Mount Henbert reported 7B in the night of Feb. 20, 1916.

Diptera flying outside Feb. 24, 1927. For the most part. winter flies are Pollenia rudis, the slow—moving “Cluster-flies." Great storms on Feb. 23, and 24, 1931, cost the Island Railways $50,000 for shovelling snow.

Horned Lark brought in (dead) Feb. 26, 1919. Blue Jays and Chickadees observed Feb. 27, 1922.

A note in the news-papers tells of Feb., 1905: “Heavy snow- fall, winter and spring, with no trains for weeks at a time. It was impossible that year for the members of the Legislature to get to Charlottetown and the House adjourned for two or three weeks.” It was this winter that “the snow reached the telephone wires on. the St. Peter’s Road.”

MARCH

In March the appearance of the sky changes; the gray blanket of storm-cloud disappears, and’ cumulus clouds by day tell us that Spring is near. Before a thaw stratus clouds streak the