BACHMAN'S SPARROW 969 



A source of continual amazement to us as observers in the Deep 

 South is that, although there must be many more Bachman's sparrows 

 present in winter than in summer, now that they are silent it is seldom 

 that any can be found except by purposeful search, and few are seen 

 even then. 



Distribution 



Range. — Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania, and Maryland south to 

 southern Mississippi and central Florida. 



Breeding range. — The eastern Bachman's sparrow breeds from 

 central northern Kentucky (Jefferson County), southwestern and 

 north central Ohio (Montgomery and Wayne counties), southwestern 

 Pennsylvania (Beaver, Fairchance), eastern West Virginia (Berkeley 

 County), western and central Maryland (Green Ridge Mountain, 

 Beltsville) south to southern Mississippi (Gulfport), southern Alabama 

 (Mobile, Dothan), southern Georgia (Newton, Tifton), and south 

 central South Carolina (Aiken, Charleston). 



Winter range. — Winters from central Alabama (Greensboro, 

 Coosada), northern Georgia (Athens), South Carohna (Camden), and 

 central North Carohna (New Bern) south to southern Mississippi 

 (Gulfport) and central Florida (St. Petersburg, Welaka); casually 

 eastern Maryland (Princess Anne). 



Casual records. — Casual in Michigan (Monroe and Wayne counties), 

 southern Ontario (Point Pelee, Long Point), New York (Mendon 

 Ponds Park), and New Jersey (Fort Lee, Atsion). 



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

 dates of spring arrival are: Florida — Leon County, March 1. Ala- 

 bama — Hunts^^lle, March 7. Georgia — Atlanta, February 28; Ma- 

 con, February 29. Virginia — Richmond, April 3. District of 

 Columbia — April 11. Maryland — Kensington, April 29. Pennsyl- 

 vania — Waynesburg, April 15; Beaver, April 29. New Jersey — Fort 

 Lee, May 9. Arkansas — DeHght, April 5. Tennessee — Nashville, 

 March 17; Knox County, March 29. Kentucky — BardstoAvm, 

 March 18. Missouri — St. Louis, April 14 (median of 5 years. May 3). 

 lUinois — Urbana, March 19 (median of 13 years, April 6). Indiana — 

 Bickncll, March 19; Wayne County, April 26 (median of 5 years. 

 May 1). Ohio — central Ohio, April 10 (average, April 24). Michi- 

 gan — North Cape, April 29. Ontario — Point Pelee, April 16. 



Late dates of spring departure are: Florida — Leon County, April 5. 

 Maryland — Cabin John, May 9. Mississippi — Gulfport, April 25. 

 Tennessee — Nashville, April 25 (median of 24 years, April 6). 



Early dates of fall arrival are: Mississippi — Deer Island, October 21. 

 Georgia — Grady County, September 27. Florida — Leon County, 

 September 24. 



