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souri — St. Louis, April 15 (average of 11 years, April 22); Columbia, 

 April 18 (median of 20 years, May 2). Illinois — Murphysboro, 

 March 20; Chicago region, April 1 (average, May 15). Indiana — 

 Silverwood, Fountain County, April 4. Ohio — central Ohio, April 3 

 (average, May 3); Columbiana, April 8. Michigan — Ann Arbor, 

 April 23 (average of 22 years, May 6). Ontario — Hyde Park, May 2; 

 Port Dover, May 4. Iowa — Wall Lake, April 23. Wisconsin — 

 Waukesha, May 2. Minnesota — La Crescent, May 3 (average of 16 

 years in southern Minnesota, May 12) ; Polk County, May 11 (average 

 of 10 years in northern Minnesota, May 20). Texas — Olmito, March 

 24 ; Dallas, April 9. Oklahoma — Oklahoma City, March 23 ; Ardmore, 

 April 13. Kansas — Bendena, April 10; Harper, April 21 (median of 

 13 years, April 29). Nebraska — Bladen, March 21; Red Cloud, April 

 30 (average of 24 years, May 8). South Dakota — Yankton, April 28. 

 North Dakota — Fairmount, May 23. Manitoba — Winnipeg, May 18. 

 Colorado — Beulah, May 15; Yuma, May 17. 



Late dates of spring departure are: Colombia — Aracataca, March 2. 

 Panama — Gatiin, March 31. Costa Rica — El General, April 10. 

 Nicaragua — Eden, March 28. Guatemala — Quirigud, April 21. El 

 Salvador — Barra de Santiago, April 12. Veracruz — Omealca, May 



15. Nuevo Le6n — Montemorelos, May 21. Cuba — Havana, April 

 19. Florida — Bradenton, May 19 ; Tortugas, April 30. New Jersey — 

 New Brunswick, May 30. New York — New York City region, June 

 8. Illinois — Chicago, May 18 (average of 6 years, May 15). 



Early dates of fall arrival are: Texas — Tivoli, August 15. South 

 Carolina — Greenwood, July 5. Tamaulipas — Pano Ayuctle, August 

 6. Durango — Papasquiaro, August 8. Veracruz — July 16. Micho- 

 acan — Apatzingan, August 12. El Salvador — Lake Olomega, August 



16. Honduras — Cantarranas, August 3. Nicaragua — Escondido 

 River, August 20. Costa Rica — San Jos6, July 31. Panama — Perme, 

 August 3. Colombia — Fundaci6n, October 15. 



Late dates of fall departure are: California — Eureka, October 6 

 (only record). North Dakota — Fargo, September 10. South Da- 

 kota — Faulkton, October 15; Yankton, September 9. Nebraska — 

 Omaha, September 12. Kansas — Hays, October 12; Onaga, Sep- 

 tember 9 (median of 9 years, September 1). Oklahoma — Oklahoma 

 City, September 18. Texas — Austin, October 10. Minnesota — St. 

 Paul, September 3 (average of 5 years in southern Minnesota, July 

 31). Wisconsin — Milwaukee, October 14. Iowa — Woodbury County, 

 September 24. Ontario — London, September 16. Michigan — Grand 

 Rapids, September 28. Ohio — Toledo, September 24; central Ohio, 

 August 28 (average August 19). Indiana — Richmond, September 20. 

 Illinois — Deerfield, October 10; Freeport, September 24. Missouri — 

 Concordia, September 26 (average of 8 years, August 23); Kansas 



