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Casual records. — Casual west to California (Point Reyes; Darwin) 

 and central British Columbia (Kispiox Valley), north to northern 

 Alberta (Fort McMurray), east to the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia 

 (Cape Sable), New Brunswick (Nantucket Island near Grand Manan), 

 Maine (Scarborough), Massachusetts (Magnolia), New York (four 

 Long Island localities), and Maryland (Ocean City), and south to 

 northern Florida (Tallahassee). 



Migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are: New York — Orient, 

 April 21. Minnesota — Jackson County, April 12 (average of 5 years 

 for southern Minnesota, April 30). North Dakota — Jamestown, 

 March 26. Manitoba — Treesbank, March 24 (average of 23 years, 

 April 11). Saskatchewan — Indian Head, March 30. Wyoming — 

 Laramie, March 16. Montana — Big Sandy, April 21 ; Terry, April 26. 



Late dates of spring departure are: Texas — Austin, April 26. New 

 Mexico — Gage, April 17. Arizona — Huachuca Mountains, May 3. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: California — Inyo County, Septem- 

 ber 28. Arizona — San Francisco Mountain, September 18; Mount 

 Graham, September 24. New Mexico — Willis, September 12. 

 Oklahoma — Copan, November 11. Texas — Austin, November 12. 

 Maine — Scarborough, August 13. Massachusetts — Magnolia, July 

 28. New York — Miller Place, September 14. Maryland — Ocean 

 City, August 20. 



Late dates of fall departure are: Montana — Miles City, Septem- 

 ber 27; Terry, September 23. Manitoba — Treesbank, October 12 

 (average of 24 years, October 3). North Dakota — Jamestown, 

 October 7. Minnesota — Lac qui Parle County, October 12. 



Egg dates. — Alberta: 6 records, May 27 to June 11. 



Minnesota: 23 records, May 19 to June 16. 



Montana: 36 records, May 6 to July 19; 19 records, June 6 to July 7. 



North Dakota: 27 records, May 23 to June 30; 19 records, May 26 

 to June 10. 



Saskatchewan: 55 records, May 10 to July 9; 36 records, May 20 

 to June 10. 



South Dakota: 19 records, May 20 to June 17; 13 records, May 22 

 to June 5. 



PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS NIVALIS (Linnaeus) 



Snow Bunting 

 Contributed by David Freeland Parmelee 



Habits 



To those who dwell in the North Temperate Zone, the snow bunting 

 is the very epitome of an arctic bird, a true creature of the snows for 



