“Flits by The Blue Sea-bird of March”

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Note on March 19, 1919: Little snow this winter, roads bad, so few travel. News came that half the population of Labrador had died in the 1918 ’Flu epidemic.

“After March 20th, hauling is more difficult" is another old saying. The roads get soft. Fullerton’s (tidal) Marsh clear of ice March 20, 1925_

A note on March 23, 1918 says: Heaviest snow since 1905 all over the country. In places drifts are 25 feet deep. A very stormy month.

Song Sparrows and Juncoes observed March 24, 1921. Black Ducks arrive March 24, 1920.

Robins occasionally appear earlier, but from March 26, ml onward comes the great immigration.

Purple Finch arrives March 27, 1921. Capelin were plenti— ful during the week ending March 27, 1931. (See Jan. 2, 1931).

Two-spotted LadyAbug (.Adalia) active, March 28, 1921. Opening of rivers, March 30, 1925; April 23, 1907.

APRIL

April,—“the month of smiles and tears” has varied weather as the records show. Our greatest trial is the prevalence of wind from some easterly point. The N.E. winds pile up the icebergs on our North Shore and make Spring a somewhat cool and backward season. The barometer which has been rising and falling in wild and erratic fashion from December till March, now begins to straighten out its graph a little. Though Spring is astronomically ushered in on March 2Ist or thereabouts, another month passes before the ground is not frozen 0’ nights, before the cool weather and even snow-flurries end. There is still during certain well— defined years abundance of auroral displays.

The Compton Butterfly (Vanessa ,l-album) flying April 4, 1928. Wintry as ever, snow 3 and 4 feet on the level, April 5, 1926.

Aurora attracts attention in the press, Apl. 7, 1918; great spots observed on the sun previously.

Heat wave in U.S.A., Apl. 7, 1928; warm here, 65 deg. F., at 3 p. m. Frogs piping.

Wintry gale and snowstorm; 'no mail, Apl. 8, 1936.

Ground frozen hard» Apl. 9, 1919; Apl. 24, 1932. Partly frozen Apl. 28, 1920.

Common toad observed Apl. 8, 1921. Chipping Sparrow seen Apl. 9, 1926.