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DISTRIBUTION 



Range. — Eastern United States to northwestern South America. 



Breeding range. — The golden-winged warbler breeds north to cen- 

 tral Minnesota (Detroit Lakes, Onamia, and Cambridge) ; central 

 Wisconsin (St. Croix Falls, New London, and Shiocton) ; northern 

 peninsula of Michigan (McMillan and Mackinac Island) ; southern 

 Michigan (Kalamazoo, Locke, and Detroit) ; southern Ontario (Lon- 

 don and Port Kowan, has occurred north to Collingwood and Bowman- 

 ville) ; central New York (Medina, Rochester, and Waterford) ; 

 central Vermont (Rutland), and northern Massachusetts (Winchen- 

 don, Newton, and Lynn). It has been found in summer and may 

 possibly breed in southern New Hampshire (Concord and Durham) ; 

 and southwestern Maine (Emery Mills and Sandford). East to 

 eastern Massachusetts (Lynn, Boston, and Rehoboth) ; southern Con- 

 necticut (New Haven and Bridgeport) ; northern New Jersey (Morris- 

 town) ; central Pennsylvania (near State College) ; and south through 

 the mountains to western North Carolina (Weaverville, Waynesville, 

 and Highlands) ; northwestern South Carolina (Caesars Head and 

 Highlow Gap) ; and northern Georgia (Young Harris, Margret, and 

 Oglethorpe Mountain). South to northern Georgia (Oglethorpe 

 Mountain and Rising Faun) ; central Tennessee (Maryland) ; north- 

 ern Ohio (Steuben, Port Clinton, and Wauseon) ; northern Indiana 

 (Waterloo); and northern Illinois (Riverside). West to northern 

 Illinois (Riverside) ; central and western Wisconsin (Baraboo Bluffs 

 and Durand) ; and central Minnesota (Minneapolis, Elk River, and 

 Detroit Lakes) . It has been noted in summer, or in migration, west to 

 St. Louis, Mo. ; Lake Quivira and Lawrence, Kans. ; and Omaha, Nebr. 



Winter range. — In winter the golden-winged warbler is found 

 north to central Guatemala (Coban) ; and northern Honduras (Lance- 

 tilla) ; casually or in migration to the Yucatan Peninsula (Campeche 

 and Merida). East to Honduras (Lancetilla) ; eastern Nicaragua 

 (Escondido River) ; Costa Rica (Guapiles and Guayabo) ; central 

 Panama (Lion Hill, Canal Zone) ; and central Colombia (Santa Marta 

 region, Bogota, and Villa vicencio) ; rare or accidental in western 

 Venezuela (Merida). South to central Colombia (Villavicencio and 

 El Eden). West to northwestern Colombia (El Eden, Medellin, and 

 Antioquia) ; western Panama (Chiriqui) ; Costa Rica (El General 

 and Nicoya) ; and central Guatemala (Coban). 



Migration. — ^Late dates of spring departure are: Colombia — Fusa- 

 gasuga, March 24. Panama — ^Volcdn de Chiriqui, April 16. Costa 

 Rica — Vara Blanca, April 9. Florida — Pensacola, April 22. Ala- 

 bama — Hollins, May 7. Georgia — ^Athens, May 13. South Caro- 

 lina — Clemson College, May 3. North Carolina — Raleigh, May 7. 



