I. THE NAMELESS SEASON II. MARCH DAYS III. THE HOME FIRESIDE IV. THE CROW V. THE MINK VI. APRIL DAYS VII. THE WOODCHUCK VIII. THE CHIPMUNK IX. SPRING SHOOTING X. THE GARTER-SNAKE XI. THE TOAD XII. MAY DAYS XIII. THE BOBOLINK XIV. THE GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER XV. JUNE DAYS XVI. THE BULLFROG XVII. THE ANGLER XVIII. FARMERS AND FIELD SPORTS XIX. TO A TRESPASS SIGN XX. A GENTLE SPORTSMAN XXI. JULY DAYS XXII. CAMPING OUT XXIII. THE CAMP-FIRE XXIV. A RAINY DAY IN CAMP XXV. AUGUST DAYS XXVI. A VOYAGE IN THE DARK XXVII. THE SUMMER CAMP-FIRE XXVIII. THE RACCOON XXIX. THE RELUCTANT CAMP-FIRE XXX. SEPTEMBER DAYS XXXI. A PLEA FOR THE UNPROTECTED XXXII. THE SKUNK XXXIII. A CAMP-FIRE RUN WILD XXXIV. THE DEAD CAMP-FIRE XXXV. OCTOBER DAYS XXXVI. A COMMON EXPERIENCE XXXVII. THE RED SQUIRREL XXXVIII. THE RUFFED GROUSE XXXIX. TWO SHOTS XL. NOVEMBER DAYS XLI. THE MUSKRAT XLII. NOVEMBER VOICES XLIII. THANKSGIVING XLIV. DECEMBER DAYS XLV. WINTER VOICES XLVI. THE VARYING HARE XLVII. THE WINTER CAMP-FIRE XLVIII. JANUARY DAYS XLIX. A NEW ENGLAND WOODPILE L. A CENTURY OF EXTERMINATION LI. THE PERSISTENCY OF PESTS LII. THE WEASEL LIII. FEBRUARY DAYS LIV. THE FOX LV. AN ICE-STORM LVI. SPARE THE TREES LVII. THE CHICKADEE IN NEW ENGLAND FIELDS AND WOODS I THE NAMELESS SEASON In the March page of our almanac, opposite the 20th of the month we find the bold assertion, "Now spring begins;" but in the northern part of New England, for which this almanac was especially compiled, the weather does not bear out the statement. The snow may be gone from the fields except in grimy drifts, in hollows and along fences and woodsides; but there is scarcely a sign of spring in the nakedness of pasture, meadow, and ploughed land, now more dreary in the dun desolation of lifeless grass, débris of stacks, and black furrows than when the first snow covered the lingering greenness of December.