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central North Carolina (Crauberrj-, rarely to Raleigh), and north 

 central Virginia (Dale Enterprise, Universit}^). 



Winter range. — Winters from centriil Texas (Austin), southern 

 Louisiana (Diamond), and central Florida (Seven Oaks) south to 

 Guerrero (Chilpancingo) , Oaxaca (Santa Efigenia), and southern 

 Florida (Key West); occasionall}^ north along the Atlantic coast to 

 Delaware (Lewes) and northern New Jersey (Bergen County). In 

 fall migration stray birds regularly reach the Atlantic coast, Nova 

 Scotia to Florida. 



Casual records. — Casual north to northern Michigan (Copper 

 Harbor), central Ontario (Chapleau), and east central Quebec (Aguan- 

 ish) and south to Cuba (Guantdnamo). 



Migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are: Florida — Flamingo, 

 April 5. Alabama — Birmingham, April 7; Livingston, April 10. 

 South Carolina — Alto, April 15. Virginia — Cape Charles, April 24. 

 West Virginia — Waverly, April 16. Pennsylvania, Linesville, jMay 2; 

 Sewickly, May 4. New Jersey — Riverhead, April 11. New York — 

 Jay, April 7; Riverdale, April 11. ^Massachusetts — Framingham, 

 April 29. New Hampshire — Dover, May 2. Louisiana — Curtis, 

 April 20. Mississippi — Tishomingo County, April 17. Arkansas — 

 Garland County, April 6. Tennessee — Nashville, March 29 (median 

 of 8 years, April 17). Kentucky — Bowling Green, March 20. Mis- 

 souri — Concordia, AprU 4; St. Louis, April 20 (median of 14 years, 

 April 28). Illinois — Peoria, March 25; Urbana, March 27 (median 

 of 17 years, April 22). Indiana— Frankfort, March 11. Ohio — 

 central Ohio, April 18 (median. May 12); Oberlin (median of 10 years, 

 April 28). ^Michigan — Three Rivers, April 19. Ontario — Windsor, 

 April 20. Iowa — Sioux City, April 15 (median of 38 years, M&j 1). 

 Wisconsin — Lafayette County, April 15. Minnesota — Rochester, 

 AprU 5; Minneapolis, April 6 (average of 25 years for southern ]^.Iinne- 

 sota, April 25). Texas — Denton, March 1; Commerce, INIarch 9; 

 Tyler, March 15. Oklahoma — Norman, March 22; Moore, March 24; 

 Milburn, March 16, Mill Creek, March 18 ; Tulsa, April 1 1 . Kansas- 

 northeastern Kansas, March 29 (median of 23 years, April 18). 

 Nebraksa— Omaha, March 25. South Dakota — FaiJkton, March 15. 

 North Dakota — Bismarck, April 20. Manitoba — Margaret, April 28; 

 Treesbank, May 6 (average of 19 years, May 14). Saskatchewan — 

 Wiseton, April 17. New Mexico — State College, April 8; Rio Grande 

 Valley, April 27 (median of 8 years. May 10). Arizona — Fort Apache, 

 April 15; Flagstaff, April 10. Colorado — Durango, April 6. Utah — 

 Salt Lake City, April 4. Wyoming— Jay Em, May 1; Careyhurst, 

 May 2. Idaho— Castlcford, April 17 (median of 11 years, ^May 3). 

 Montana— BUlings, April 19; Terry, AprU 27 (average of 6 years, 

 May 7). Alberta— Flagstaff, May 3. California— Yosemite Valley, 



