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area, May 26. Connecticut — New Haven, April 30. Rhode Island — 

 Point Judith, April 27. Massachusetts — Revere, May 19; Essex 

 County, May 23. New Hampshire — New Hampton, May 22. 

 Maine — South Harpswell, April 5. New Brunswick — Scotch Lake, 

 April 6 and April 22. Nova Scotia — Wolfville, June 3. Arkansas — 

 Stuttgart, May 14. Missouri — St. Louis, April 18. Illinois — Quincy, 

 April 5; Chicago, May 12. Ohio — Buckeye Lake, April 18. Michi- 

 gan — Grand Rapids, April 11. Iowa — Mason City, April 20. Wis- 

 consin — Milwaukee, May 3. Minnesota — Isanti County, April 8 

 (average of 5 years for southern Minnesota, May 22). Kansas — 

 Elmdale, April 4. South Dakota — Vermilion, April 29. North 

 Dakota — Ward County, May 21; Jamestown, May 24. 



Late dates of spring departure are: Florida — Tallahassee, May 18; 

 Amelia Island, May 11. Alabama — Bayou La Batre, May 16. 

 Georgia — Chatham County, May 2. Virginia — Blacksburg, May 23. 

 Maryland — Baltimore County, June 3. New York — New York 

 City area, June 8. Connecticut — North Madison, June 9. Massa- 

 chusetts — Essex County, June 11. Arkansas — Mena, j\Iay 24. 

 ^Missouri — St. Louis, May 15. Illinois — Chicago, May 23; Rantoul, 

 May 16. Ohio — central Ohio, May 27. Wisconsin — Milwaukee, 

 May 21. Minnesota — Duluth, May 15. Texas — Cove, May 20. 

 North Dakota — Jamestown, June 10. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: Kansas — Topeka, October 6. 

 Oklahoma — Tulsa, October 17. Texas — High Island, October 31. 

 ^linnesota — ^Minneapolis, September 21. Wisconsin — Milwaukee, 

 September 20. Ontario — Toronto, September 23. Michigan — 

 southeastern Michigan, September 27. Ohio — central Ohio, September 

 19. Illinois — Addison, August 31; Chicago, September 12 (average 

 of 6 years, September 20). ?^lissouri — St. Louis, September 6. Ten- 

 nessee — Smyrna, September 24. Mississippi — Gulfport, September 

 26. New Hampshire — New Hampton, October 8. Massachusetts — 

 Essex County, September 3 (median of 5 years, September 13). 

 Connecticut — New Haven, September 14; Portland, September 21. 

 New York — .Syracuse, August 29 (average of 6 years for upstate 

 New York, October 3). Pennsylvania — State College, September 20. 

 Virginia — Cape Henry, August 20. North Carolina — Greensboro, 

 September 29. Georgia — Tybee Island, September 29. Alabama — 

 Orange Beach, September 21. Florida — Amelia Island, October 17; 

 Seven Oaks, October 20. 



Late dates of fall departure are: North Dakota — Jamestown, 

 September 14. South Dakota — Sioux Falls, October 20. Minnesota — 

 Minneapolis, October 11 (average of 3 years for southern Minnesota, 

 September 24). Wisconsin — Iowa County, October 8. Iowa — Iowa 

 City, October 12. Ontario — Ottawa, October 16. Michigan — 



