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Winter range. — Winters from northwestern and central Colombia 

 (Remedios, Bogota Plateau) south through Ecuador to central Peru 

 (Monterico, Chanchama3 7 o) and central-western Bolivia (Yungas); 

 casually north to El Salvador (Mount Cacaguatique, Pierto del 

 Triunfo); accidental in North Carolina (Mount Olive). 



Casual records. — Casual in summer in Saskatchewan (Indian 

 Head), Wyoming (Cheyenne), Colorado (Palmer Lake, Pueblo) and 

 Texas (Pease River Valley, McLennan County. During migrations 

 reported from Nova Scotia (Wolfville, Seal Island, Halifax), Bermuda, 

 Bahama Islands (Andros, New Providence, Cay Lobos), Cuba, 

 Jamaica, Mona Island, the Lesser Antilles (St. Croix, Barbuda, 

 Antigua, Santa Lucia, Mustique, Barbados), and eastern Central 

 America. 



Accidental in Alaska (Point Barrow), British Columbia (Comox), 

 California (San Nicolas Island), Arizona (Tucson), and Colorado 

 (Grand Junction, New Castle, Pueblo, Fort Morgan); sight records 

 from Ontario (Pancake Bay, Timmins), Western North Dakota 

 (Charlson), and central South Dakota (Faulkton, Rosebud Indian 

 Reservation). 



Migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are: Costa Rica — 

 El General, March 29. Quintana Roo — Chetumal, May 5. Yucatan — 

 Dzidzantun, April 26. Leeward Islands — Barbuda, April 29. Puerto 

 Rico— Mona Island, May 3. Cuba — Havana, April 9. Bahama 

 Islands — Cay Lobos, April 15. Bermuda — April 18. Florida — Prince- 

 ton, March 25; Tortugas, March 29; Pensacola, April 1 (median of 

 18 years, April 14). Alabama — Autaugaville, April 2; Decatur, April 

 1 1 . Georgia — Savannah, April 1 ; Atlanta, April 4. South Carolina — 

 Greenville, April 15; Spartanburg, April 20 (median of 17 years, 

 April 26). North Carolina — Piney Creek, April 8; Raleigh, April 15 

 (average of 20 years, April 30). Virginia — Lynchburg, April 10; 

 Naruna, April 19. West Virginia — Bluefield and Wheeling, April 15. 

 District of Columbia, April 17 (average of 42 years, April 29). Mary- 

 land — Laurel, April 20 (median of 8 years, April 28). Pennsylvania — 

 York, April 10; Warren, April 14. New Jersey — Morristown, April 

 12; Vineland, April 23. New York— New York City, April 19; 

 Nyack, April 28. Connecticut — Old Saybrook, April 27. Rhode 

 Island — Apponaug, April 4. Massachusetts — Hyannis, April 17; 

 Vineyard Haven, April 18; Orange, April 22. Vermont — Rutland, 

 May 4. New Hampshire — Hanover, May 4. Maine — Mount Desert 

 Island — April 17; Yarmouth, April 19. Quebec— Hatley, May 15. 

 New Brunswick — Bathurst, May 12. Nova Scotia — Westport, April 

 15; Bridgetown, May 1. Louisiana — Grand Isle, April 3. Missis- 

 sippi — Rosedale, March 27 ; Deer Island, April 3. Arkansas — Rogers, 

 April 4; Tillar, April 5. Tennessee — Nashville, April 6 (median of 12 



