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movement is, however, evidenced in autumn, when troops of jays may 

 be seen working southward through the trees, while a corresponding 

 northward movement may be detected in spring. More positive evidence 

 of the partially migratory habits of this species is found among the 

 recovery records of banded individuals. In the files of the Fish and 

 Wildlife Service there are many cases that show definite fall travel in 

 the year of banding from Massachusetts to North Carolina; from New 

 York to Virginia; from New Jersey to Virginia, North Carolina, and 

 South Carolina; from Ohio to Alabama; from Wisconsin to Arkansas; 

 from Minnesota to Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas ; and 

 from South Dakota to Oklahoma, and Texas. Data illustrative of the 

 spring movement are not so numerous, but records are available show- 

 ing spring flights from North Carolina to New York ; from the District 

 of Columbia to Rhode Island; from New York to New Brunswick; 

 from Massachusetts to Prince Edward Island; and from Iowa to 

 northern Wisconsin. 



Casual records. — The blue jay appears to be extending its range west- 

 ward, as there are several records for the vicinity of Denver, Colo., 

 that have accumulated during recent years. There are a few records 

 for the southern part of Newfoundland made during the period from 

 the last of June to the last of September. Apparently a specimen was 

 taken at Moose Factory in northern Ontario, in 1862, while at Fruit- 

 land, N. Mex., one was seen on October 17, 1908, and three were noted 

 the day following. 



Egg dates. — Florida: 69 records, March 17 to August 29; 35 records, 

 April 11 to May 11, indicating the height of the season. 



Illinois: 62 records, April 18 to July 12; 32 records. May 5 to 26. 



Kansas: 29 records, April 28 to July 29; 15 records. May 23 to 

 June 12. 



Massachusetts: 54 records, April 30 to June 17; 28 records. May 14 

 to 28. 



Minnesota: 20 records, April 27 to June 11 ; 10 records, May 12 to 22. 



Nova Scotia: 9 records, May 6 to June 16. 



South Carolina : 14 records, April 5 to June 1 ; 8 records, April 20 to 

 May 18. 



Texas: 6 records, April 5 to June 18. 



