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bama — Auburn, May 23. Georgia — Atlanta, May 15. South Caro- 

 lina — Spartanburg, May 14. North Carolina — Ealeigh, May 13. 

 Virginia — Charlottesville, May 22. West Virginia — Fairmont, May 

 20. District of Columbia — June 3. Maryland — Patuxent Wildlife 

 Research Center, June 2 (median of 7 years, May 20). Louisiana — 

 New Orleans, May 14. Mississippi — Rosedale, May 22. Arkansas — 

 Monticello, May 23. Tennessee — Knox County, May 23 (average. 

 May 11). Kentucky — Bowling Green, May 15. Illinois — Chicago, 

 June 2 (average of 16 years. May 24). Ohio — Buckeye Lake, May 26 

 (median, May 23). Michigan — Belding, June 3. Texas — Tyler, 

 May 30. Oklahoma — Cleveland County, May 22. New Mexico — 

 Clayton, June 6. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: South Dakota — Milbank, August 30. 

 Kansas — Overland Park, September 1. Texas — Midland, September 

 28. Iowa — Sioux City, August 15. Ontario — Presquile, August 10. 

 Michigan — Marquette, July 28. Ohio — Lakewood, August 10; Buck- 

 eye Lake, August 20 (median, September 8). Indiana — Chesterton, 

 August 3. Illinois — Chicago, August 6 (average of 15 years, August 

 21). Tennessee — Knox County, August 10 (average, September 17). 

 Massachusetts — Worcester, August 21; Essex County, August 25. 

 New York — Oneonta, August 20. New Jersey — Cape May, August 

 20. Pennsylvania — State College, August 12, Maryland — White 

 Marsh, August 20; Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, 

 August 28 (median of 14 years, September 9). District of Columbia — 

 August 29 (average of 14 years, September 4). Virginia — Rockbridge 

 County, August 25. North Carolina — North Wilkesboro, September 

 10. South Carolina — Clemson College, October 1. Georgia — Athens, 

 September 15. Alabama — Gadsden, August 28. Florida — Pensa- 

 cola, August 30; Tallahassee, September 6. Bermuda — Hamilton, 

 October 2. Oaxaca — Tapanatepec, October 19. Guatemala — Guate- 

 mala City, September 29. Costa Rica — San Jose, October 3. Ecua- 

 dor — Calacali, October 10. 



Late dates of fall departure are: California — Palm Springs, 

 September 10. Alberta — Glenevis, September 1. Saskatchewan — 

 Regina, September 9. Manitoba — Winnipeg area, October 21; 

 Aweme, September 19 (average of 23 years, September 5). North 

 Dakota — Cass County, October 5 (average, August 31). South 

 Dakota — Milbank, October 16. Nebraska — Blue Springs, October 5, 

 Kansas — northeastern Kansas, October 1 (median of 8 years, Sep- 

 tember 13). Oklahoma — September 26. Texas — Cove, November 7. 

 Minnesota — Minneapolis-St. Paul, November 24 (mean of 14 years 

 for southern Minnesota, September 18) ; Itasca County, November 20. 

 Wisconsin — Oconomowoc, October 26. Iowa — Liscomb, October 6; 

 Sioux City, October 2 (median of 38 years, September 25). Ontario — 



