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November 15. New Hampshire — Hanover, October 24. Vermont — 

 Shelburne, November 22. Massachusetts— Harvard, November 26 

 (average of 8 years, October 20). Rhode Island — Block Island, 

 December 4. Connecticut — New Haven, December 7. New York — 

 New York City, December 7 ; Watertown, December 6. New Jersey — 

 Elizabeth, December 10. Pennsylvania — Warren, November 28. 

 Maryland — Laurel, December 15 (median of 4 years, November 25). 

 District of Columbia — average of 6 years, November 19. West 

 Virginia — Bluefield, December 26. Virginia — Blacksburg, December 

 14. North Carolina — Raleigh, December 3. Georgia — Americus, 

 November 13. 



Egg dates. — Alberta: 30 records, May 28 to July 5; 15 records, 

 June 1 to June 9. 



Arizona: 27 records, April 4 to June 25; 14 records, May 18 to 

 June 4. 



California: 360 records, March 26 to June 26; 180 records, May 1 

 to May 31. 



Florida: 47 records, April 15 to June 29; 24 records, May 16 to 

 May 20. 



Illinois: 74 records, May 10 to June 14; 38 records, May 22 to 

 May 31. 



Massachusetts: 103 records, May 16 to June 21; 80 records, May 

 27 to June 6. 



New Jersey: 24 records, May 13 to June 22; 12 records, May 19 

 to May 31. 



North Dakota: 32 records, June 2 to July 5; 20 records, June 6 

 to June 9. 



Oregon: 24 records, May 1 to June 6; 14 records, May 14 to May 18. 



Texas: 44 records, May 1 to July 5; 25 records, May 15 to June 5. 



Washington: 12 records, April 8 to June 21; 6 records, April 26 

 to May 18. 



Wyoming: 16 records, April 20 to June 9; 11 records, April 20 to 

 April 27 (Harris). 



