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March 10). Indiana — DcKalb County, February 12. Ohio — Buckeye 

 Lake, February 9 (median, February 23). Michigan — Newberry, 

 February 17; Blaney Park, March 15. Ontario— Port Dover, Feb- 

 ruary 24; Ottowa, average of 34 years, April 2. Iowa — Delaware 

 County, February 19. Wisconsin — Dane Count}'", February 19. 

 Minnesota — Fairbault, February 26 (average of 21 years in south- 

 eastern Minnesota, March 12); St. Louis County, April 1. Okla- 

 homa — Oklahoma City, February 6. Kansas — Topeka, February 12. 

 Nebraska — Red Cloud, February 16. 



Late dates of spring departure are: South Carolina — Spartanburg, 

 April 24. North Carolina — Raleigh, April 29 (average of 7 years, 

 April 20). Maryland — Laurel, April 29. Louisiana — Avery Island, 

 March 16. Mississippi — Cat Island, March 21. Illinois — Chicago, 

 June 1 (average of 16 years, May 17). Ohio — Lucas County, April 25; 

 Buckeye Lake, median, April 15. Texas — Dallas, March 31. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: Texas — Dallas, September 15. 

 Michigan — Charity Islands, September 26. Ohio — Bucke3^e Lake, 

 median, September 1. Illinois — Chicago, September 19 (average of 

 11 years, October 7). Arkansas — -Delight, September 29. Mis- 

 sissippi — Deer Island, October 21. Louisiana — Slidell, October 28. 

 Maryland — Laurel, September 16. North Carolina — Raleigh, Sep- 

 tember 28 (average of 10 years, October 7). South Carolina — 

 Frogmore, September 17. 



Egg dates. — Connecticut: 8 records, May 10 to Aug. 6; 4 records, 

 May 18 to June 6. 



Illinois: 91 records, April 6 to July 1 ; 47 records, May 10 to May 22. 



Massachusetts: 50 records, May 5 to July 4, 26 records, May 28 to 

 June 10. 



Ontario: 2 records, June 3 and July 6. 



Florida: 13 records, April 11 to May 27; 7 records, May 1 to May 12. 



Louisiana: 5 records, May 3 to June 4. 



Arizona: 1 record, April 27. 



Texas: 6 records, April 10 to May 29, 4 records, May 3 to May 17. 



Mexico: 3 records, April 13 to May 13 (Harris). 



Late dates of fall departure are: Nebraska — Badger, November 24. 

 Kansas — Onaga, November 30. Oklahoma — Oklahoma City, 

 November 14. Minnesota — Hutchinson, November 29; Minneapolis, 

 October 31 (average of 20 years in southeastern Minnesota, October 

 18). Wisconsin — Greenbush, November 13. Iowa — Buchanan 

 County, December 4; Sioux City, November 30. Ontario — Welling- 

 ton Count}'-, December 3; Ottawa, November 13 (average of 22 years, 

 October 15). Michigan — Detroit, December 17; Mackinac County, 

 November 9. Ohio — Lucas County, December 19; Buckeye Lake, 

 December 15 (median, November 14). Indiana — North Manchester, 



