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about the sisal plantations near Matanzas and in gardens where agaves 

 blossom." 



Wetmore and Swales (1931) write: "Though the Cape May warbler 

 is found through the Greater Antilles Hispaniola appears to be the 

 winter metropolis of the species as the birds are found throughout the 

 island often in considerable numbers. In fact their abundance in 

 some localities is almost bewildering to one acustomed to their rarity 

 as migrants in the eastern United States." 



DISTRIBUTION 



Range. — Eastern North America and the West Indies. 



Breeding range. — The Cape May warbler breeds north to northeast- 

 ern Alberta (Chipewyan) ; possibly southwestern Mackenzie (Simp- 

 son) ; northern Saskatchewan (north shore of Lake Athabaska near 

 Fair Point) ; central Ontario (Moose Factory) ; and southern Quebec 

 (Lake Abitibi, Lake Edward, and Anticosti Island). East to eastern 

 Quebec (Anticosti Island and Grand Greve) ; New Brunswick (Tabu- 

 sintac and Saint John) ; and Nova Scotia (Wolfville and Stewiacke). 

 South to Nova Scotio (Stewiacke) ; southern Maine (Ship Harbor, 

 Mount Desert Island ; Hog Island, Muscongus Bay ; Pemaquid Point ; 

 and Auburn) ; northern New Hampshire (Lake Umbagog) ; south- 

 central Vermont (Mount Killington) ; northern New York (North 

 Elba) ; southern Ontario (Dorcas Bay and Biscotasing) ; northern 

 Michigan (Newberry and Camp Cusino) ; northern Wisconsin (Kelley 

 Brook and Harbster) ; rarely northeastern Minnesota (Gabro Lake) ; 

 southwestern Ontario (Lac Seul) ; and central Alberta (Lesser Slave 

 Lake and Sturgeon Lake). West to west-central and northeastern 

 Alberta (Sturgeon Lake and Chipewyan). The Cape May warbler 

 probably breeds in northern Manitoba since it is a regular, though not 

 abundant, migrant in the southern part of the province. 



Winter range. — The winter home of the Cape May warbler is in the 

 West Indies north to the Bahamas (Nassau and Watling Island), 

 east and south to St. Lucia, and west to Jamaica and western Cuba 

 (Isle of Pines and Habana). It has also been found on the island of 

 Koatan, Honduras. It was found in Quintana Koo not far from 

 Xcopen on March 13 which is the second record for Mexico ; the other 

 is simply "Yucatan." 



Migration. — Late dates of spring departure from the winter home 

 are: Virgin Islands — St. Croix, April 25. Puerto Rico — Mayagiiez, 

 April 8. Haiti — lie a Vache, April 30. Cuba — Habana, May 4. 

 Bahamas — Nassau, May 15. 



Early dates of spring arrival are: Florida — Key West, March 6. 

 Georgia — Macon, April 7. South Carolina — Chester, April 15. North 

 Carolina — Greensboro, April 13. District of Columbia — Washington, 



