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Migration. — The data deal with the species as a whole. Early- 

 dates of spring arrival are: Virginia — Richmond, March 10. West 

 Virginia — Licking County, March 4. Maryland — Caroline County, 

 March 1; Laurel, March 5 (median of 7 j^ears, March 22). Pennsjd- 

 vania — Wilkinshurg, February 2G; Somerset County, March 16. 

 New Jersey — Moorestown, March 5. New York — Cayuga and 

 Oneida lake basins, March 11 (median of 21 years, April 2). Con- 

 necticut — Hartford, March 12; Bridgeport, March 14. Rhode 

 Island — Pawtucket, March 12. Massachusetts — Martha's Vineyard, 

 March 18 (median of 5 j-ears, April 11); Concord, March 22. Ver- 

 mont — Bennington, March 25 (median of 23 years, April 10). New 

 Hampshire — New Hampton, March 27 (median of 21 years, April 13). 

 Maine — Orono and Farmington, April 2. Quebec — Montreal, March 

 27. New Brunswick — Fredericton, April 8; Scotch Lake, April 9. 

 Nova Scotia — Bridgetown, April 12 (average of 28 years for Nova 

 Scotia, April 22). Prince Edward Island — North River, April 17. 

 Arkansas — Fayetteville, March 14. Tennessee — Nashville, March 1 

 (median of 15 years, March 22); Knox County, March 6. Ken- 

 tucky — Eubank, February 23. Missouri — St. Louis, March 8 (me- 

 dian of 13 years, March 21). Illinois — Urbana, March 5 (median of 

 19 years, March 28); Chicago, April 1 (average of 14 years, April 7). 

 Indiana — Wayne County, March 15 (median of 18 years, March 27). 

 Ohio — Canton and Hillsboro, March 5; Buckeye Lake, March 8 (me- 

 dian of 40 years for central Ohio, March 25), Michigan — Detroit 

 area, March 16; Battle Creek, March 22 (median of 40 years, April 1). 

 Ontario — London, March 22; Ottawa, April 1 (average of 17 years, 

 April 13). Iowa — Sioux City, April 8 (median of 38 years, April 25). 

 Wisconsin — Dane County, March 19. Minnesota — McLeod County, 

 March 23; St. Paul, March 31 (average of 18 years for southern 

 Minnesota, April 5). Texas — VaUey, March 30. Oklahoma — Cleve- 

 land County, March 14. Kansas — northeastern Kansas, March 21 

 (median of 17 years, March 31). Nebraska — Red Cloud, March 14. 

 South Dakota — Rapid City, March 9. North Dakota — Jamestown, 

 April 19. Manitoba — Margaret, March 30; Treesbank, April 12 

 (average of 25 years, April 18). Saskatchewan — Conquest, April 2. 

 Mackenzie — Fort Simpson, April 24. New Mexico — MesiUa Park, 

 March 2. Arizona — Flagstaff, February 28; Camp Grant, March 1. 

 Colorado — Boulder, April 2. Utah — Kanab, March 5; Washington 

 County, March 8. Wyoming — Yellowstone Park, March 31. Ida- 

 ho — Lewiston, March 24 (median of 11 years, April 10). Montana — 

 Billings, April 4; Moiese, April 14. Alberta — Buffalo Lake, April 12. 

 California — Inyo County, April 4. Nevada — Mercury, March 13; 

 Carson City, April 2. Oregon — Klamath County, March 23. Wash- 



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