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May 16. Yukon — Sheldon Lake, April 29; Old Crow, May4. Alaska — 

 Yakutat, April 6; Unimak, April 16; Homer, April 19; Dyca, April 21 ; 

 Amchitka Id., April 25; Adak, April 25; Cape Thompson May 2 ; Attu, 

 May 2; Cold Bay, May 5; Fort Yukon, May 4; St. Michael, May 1; 

 Pt, Barrow May 20. 



Late dates of spring departure are: Alabama — Courtland, March 27. 

 Georgia — Oysterbed Island, March 24. South Carolina — Long Island 

 Fill, April 20. North Carolina — Raleigh, February 20. Virginia — 

 Blacksburg, May 1. Maryland — Baltimore County, February 10. 

 Pennsylvania — State College, April 4 ; Erie, March 25. New Jersey — 

 Cape May, March 24. New York — Long Island, May 9. New 

 Brunswick — Grand Manan, March 28. Louisiana — Baton Rouge, 

 February 4. Missouri — St. Louis, April 15 (median of 8 years, March 

 2). Illinois — Chicago, May 13 (average of 6 years, May 7); Urbana, 

 April 21. Ohio — central Ohio, April 12 (median of 40 years, March 

 25). Michigan — Detroit, April 24 (mean of 10 years, April 19). 

 Iowa — Sioux City, April 4. Minnesota — Lac Qui Parle County, 

 May 30 (average of 16 years for southern Minnesota, April 8) . Okla- 

 homa — Payne County, March 31. Kansas — northeastern Kansas, 

 April 12 (median of 10 years, March 12). Nebraska — Red Cloud, 

 April 18. North Dakota — Cass County, May 21 (average, May 18) ; 

 Jamestown, April 25. Manitoba — Treesbank, February 20. Wyo- 

 ming — Laramie, April 3 (average of 5 years, March 17). Montana — 

 Gallatin County, April 17. Washington — Destruction Island, April 

 28. British Columbia— Atlin, May 15. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: British Columbia — Kispiox Valley, 

 September 1. Washington — Westport, September 5. Oregon — Silt- 

 coos Lake, October 15. Nevada — Mercury, October 10. Cali- 

 fornia — San Diego County, October 2. Montana — Deer Lodge 

 County, October 30. Idaho — Fort Sherman, November 13. Wyo- 

 ming — Laramie, October 7 (average of 8 years, November 2). Ari- 

 zona — Coconino County, November 15. Manitoba — Treesbank, 

 August 24 (average of 22 years, September 6). North Dakota — Cass 

 County, September 10 (average, September 18) ; Jamestown, Septem- 

 ber 18. Nebraska — Red Cloud, November 28. Kansas — north- 

 eastern Kansas, November 1. Texas — Austin, November 27. Min- 

 nesota — Kittson County, September 8 (average of 5 years for northern 

 Minnesota, October 21). Iowa — Sioux City, October 26. Michi- 

 gan — Detroit area, September 25 (mean of 10 years, October 20). 

 Ohio — central Ohio, November 1 (median of 40 years, November 15). 

 Illinois — Chicago, September 17 (average of 11 years, October 4). 

 Missouri — St. Louis, October 28 (median of 10 years, November 10). 

 Tennessee- -Nashville, December 31. Arkansas — Arkansas County, 

 November 16. New Brunswick — Mcmramcook, October 1. New 



