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May 16. Indiana — Bloomington, May 16. Ohio — central Ohio, 

 May 31; Youngstown, May 27. Michigan — Sault Ste. Marie, May 

 26; Detroit area, May 12. Ontario — Ottawa, May 24. Iowa — 

 Sigourney, May 17. Wisconsin — Winneconne, May 12. Minnesota — 

 Cloquet, May 25; Minneapolis, May 17 (average, May 8). Texas — 

 Austin, May 4; Dallas and Houston, April 28. Oklahoma — Tulsa 

 County, April 29. Kansas — Blue Rapids, May 5. South Dakota — 

 Aberdeen, May 16. North Dakota — St. Thomas, May 20. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: North Dakota — Fargo, September 5. 

 South Dakota— Arlington, October 5. Kansas — Lawrence, Septem- 

 ber 13. Oklahoma — Kenton, September 18. Texas — Decatur, Octo- 

 ber 12. Minnesota — Iron Junction, August 20 (average of 6 years 

 for northern Minnesota, September 12) ; Minneapolis, September 8 

 (average of 12 years for southern Minnesota, September 21). Wis- 

 consin— Ladysmith, September 10. Iowa — Marshalltown, August 27; 

 Grinnell, September 13. Ontario — Lake Nipissing, August 18-19; 

 Hamilton, September 13. Michigan — Blaney Park, August 8; Char- 

 ity Islands, September 13. Ohio — Lucas County, August 23; Oberlin, 

 September 10. Indiana — Richmond, September 15. Illinois — Chi- 

 cago region, September 5 (average, October 1). Tennessee — Athens, 

 September 29. Arkansas — Winslow, October 14. Mississippi — Sau- 

 cier, November 8. Louisiana — Covington, November 17. New 

 Brunswick — Grand Manan, August 23. Quebec — Anticosti Island, 

 September 14. Maine — Livermore Falls, September 10. New Hamp- 

 shire — New Hampton, September 8. Vermont — St. Johnsbury, Sep- 

 tember 2. Massachusetts — Springfield, September 10. Rhode Is- 

 land — Providence, September 22. Connecticut — New Haven, Sep- 

 tember 11. New York — Brooklyn, September 1; Geneva, September 

 5 (average of 7 years, September 28). New Jersey — Passaic, Septem- 

 ber 29. Pennsylvania — Renovo, September 14. Maryland — Laurel, 

 October 1 (median of 5 years, October 20). District of Columbia — 

 September 16 (average of 18 years, October 22). West Virginia — 

 Bluefield, September 21. Virginia — Blacksburg, October 11. North 

 Carolina — Raleigh, October 14 (average of 11 years, October 26). 

 South Carolina — Clemson College, October 19. Georgia — Atlanta, 

 September 20; Fitzgerald, October 18. Alabama — Autauga ville, 

 October 19. Florida — St. Marks, October 17; Everglades National 

 Park, October 20. 



Late dates of fall departure are: Alaska — Wrangell, November 30; 

 Point Barrow, October 24. Yukon — west of Dawson, September 17. 

 British Columbia — Okanagan Landing, December 5; Metlakatla, 

 November 26. Alberta — Glenevis, December 2. Mackenzie — Fort 

 Simpson, October 13. Saskatchewan — Camrose, December 10; East- 

 end, November 26. Manitoba — Treesbank November 28 (median 



