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Arizona — Baboquivari Mountains, February 16. Utah — Kanab 

 area, February 21. Montana — Columbia Falls, March 19. Wash- 

 ington — Destruction Island, March 10. British Columbia — Arrow 

 Lake, March 7. Alaska — Kupreanof, April 18. 



Late dates of spring departure are: Florida — Enterprise, April 17. 

 Alabama — Jasper, May 10; Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, May 4. 

 Georgia — Savannah, May 10; Atlanta, May 9. South Carolina — 

 Charleston, May 5 (median of 5 years, May 3). North Carolina — 

 Raleigh, April 29 (average of 14 years, April 4). Virginia — Lawrence- 

 ville. April 12. Maryland — Laurel, April 29. Louisiana — Baton 

 Rouge, April 8. Mississippi — Rosedale, May 26; Gulfport, April 4. 

 Arkansas — Washington County, May 4; Arkansas County, April 28. 

 Tennessee — Athens, April 28 (average of 6 years, April 24). Ken- 

 tucky — Bowling Green, April 29. Missouri — St. Louis, April 19. 

 Illinois — Chicago, May 19 (average of 16 years, May 6). Ohio — 

 Buckeye Lake, median April 5. Texas — Tyler, April 28; Sinton. 

 April 8 (median of 5 years, March 29). Oklahoma — Payne County, 

 May 4; Cleveland County, April 24. Kansas — northeastern Kansas, 

 May 9 (median of 18 years, April 26). Nebraska — Holstein, April 25. 

 New Mexico — Mesilla Park, March 20. Arizona — Tucson, May 2. 

 Utah — Washington County, May 1. California — Death Valley, 

 April 6. Oregon — Netarts, April 14. Washington — Cathlamet, 

 May 22. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: California — Fortuna, September 19. 

 Arizona — Tucson, September 18. Nebraska— Red Cloud, September 

 7. Kansas — northeastern Kansas, September 2 (median of 20 years, 

 October 7). Oklahoma — Payne County, September 27; Cleveland 

 County, October 13. Texas — Sinton, September 17 (median of 5 

 years, October 1); Midland, September 24. Iowa — Sioux City, 

 September 4. Ohio — Buckeye Lake, median, October 1. Missouri — 

 St. Louis, September 30. Illinois — Chicago, August 4 (average of 16 

 years, August 16). Kentucky — Bowling Green, October 4. Ten- 

 nessee — Nashville, October 4 (median of 11 years, October 11); 

 Athens, October 7. Arkansas — Washington County, October 14; 

 Arkansas County, October 15. Mississippi — Rosedale, October 2 

 (mean of 42 years, October 6); Gulfport, October 24. Louisiana — 

 Baton Rouge, October 23. New York — Tiana Beach, October 10. 

 New Jersey — Island Beach, September 26. Maryland — Laurel, Sep- 

 tember 20 (median of 5 years, September 30) ; Ocean City, October 4. 

 West Virginia — French Creek, October 10. Virginia — Lawrence ville, 

 October 14. North Carolina — Raleigh, October 2 (average of 18 

 years, October 13). South Carolina — Charleston, September 21 

 (median of 7 years, October 10). Georgia — Athens, October 2; 

 Savannah, October 12. Alabama — Birmingham, September 22; 



