EASTERN SONG SPARROW 1509 



shy and, it seems, silent skulker that prefers the depths of thickets or 

 "a rank growth of broom sedge." 



Distribution 



Range. — Southeastern Ontario, central Quebec and southwestern 

 Newfoundland south to eastern Texas, the Gulf coast, and southern 

 Florida. 



Breeding range. — The eastern song sparrow breeds from southeastern 

 Ontario (Muskoka District, intergrades with M. m. euphonia), central 

 Quebec (Lake St. John, Romaine, Blanc Sablon), and southwestern 

 Newfoundland (Parson's Pond) south through eastern New York 

 (intergrades with M. m. euphonia in central section) and Pennsylvania 

 to extreme northeastern West Virginia (Halltown) and central 

 Virginia (Lynchburg, Petersburg). 



Winter range. — Winters from southern Ontario (Barrie, Arnprior), 

 southern Quebec (Montreal), central New Brunswick (Memramcook) , 

 Prince Edward Island (North River), and Nova Scotia (Pictou) 

 south to eastern Texas, eastern and southern Louisiana (Kisatchie, 

 New Orleans), southern Mississippi (Saucier), southern Alabama 

 (Petit Bois Island), and western and southern Florida (Pensacola, 

 Flamingo) ; casually north to Newfoundland (Mobile) 



Casual records. — Casual in Bermuda. 



Migration. — The data deal with the species as a whole. Early 

 dates of spring arrival are: Virginia — Lynchburg, March 2. West 

 Virginia — Wellsburg, March 21. Maryland — Laurel, February 19. 

 New York — Monroe County, February 21; Suffolk County, February 

 22. Massachusetts — Martha's Vineyard, March 14; Essex County, 

 average of 5 years, March 10. Vermont — Bennington, March 11. 

 New Hampshire — Concord, February 22; New Hampton, March 2 

 (^median of 21 years, March 21). Maine — Lake Umbagog, March 

 25. Quebec — Montreal area, March 27. New Brunswick — St. 

 John, March 16; St. Andrews, March 17. Nova Scotia — Yarmouth, 

 March 15. Prince Edward Island — North River, March 19. New- 

 foundland — Codroy River, May 2. Illinois — Chicago, March 5 

 (average of 16 years, March 15). Indiana — Elkhart, March 7. 

 Ohio — Buckeye Lake, February 27. Iowa — Sioux City, March 14 

 (median of 38 years, March 25). Minnesota — Minneapolis-St. Paul, 

 March 14 (average of 15 years, March 22) ; Lincoln County, March 14 

 (average of 27 years for southern Minnesota, March 22). Nebraska — 

 Holstein, March 5; Red Cloud, March 11 (average of 21 years, April 

 3). South Dakota — Sioux City, March 20 (average of 7 years, 

 March 27). North Dakota — Cass County, March 25 (average, 

 April 2); Jamestown, March 31. Manitoba — Treesbank, April 4 

 (average of 25 years, April 14). Saskatchewan — Sovereign, April 5. 



