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Winter range. — Winters occasionally from southern Missouri and 

 southern and northeastern Illinois (Glenwood), and more regularly 

 from central western Kansas (Lane County), central Oklahoma 

 (Canadian and Payne counties), northwestern Arkansas (Fayette- 

 ville), central Alabama (Elmore County), south central Georgia 

 (Tifton), and central and eastern South Carolina (Savannah River 

 Plant, Georgetown County), south to southeastern New Mexico 

 (Roswell), southern Texas (Corpus Christi), southern Louisiana 

 (Avery Island), southern Mississippi (Gulfport), northwestern Florida 

 (Milton, Rosewood), and southeastern Georgia (Camden County). 



Casual records. — Casual west to Idaho (Fort Sherman), Utah 

 (Provo), and Colorado (Gunnison); east to Quebec (Beaupr(5, St. 

 Fulgeuce), New York (Ithaca) and North Carolina (Raleigh); and 

 south to southern Florida (Cape Sable). 



Migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are: North Carolina — 

 Raleigh, April 21. Kentucky — Bowling Green, April 12. Missouri — ■ 

 St. Louis, March 15 (median of 5 years, April 5). Illinois — Quincy, 

 March 14; Chicago, March 15 (average of 9 years, April 18). Indi- 

 ana — Bloomington, April 28. Ohio — Ross Lake, April 5. Mich- 

 igan — Munuskong Bay State Park, May 11. Ontario — Kenora, 

 April 21. Iowa — Iowa City, March 29. Wisconsin — Mayville, 

 April 1; Sauk County, April 16. Minnesota — Elk River, April S 

 (average, April 25). Nebraska — Lincoln, March 17. South Da- 

 kota — Yankton, April 11. North Dakota — Jamestown, April 22; 

 Cass County, April 27 (average. May 8). Manitoba — Margaret, 

 April 6. Saskatchewan — Indian Head, April 30. 



Late dates of spring departure are: Florida — Manatee, May 3; 

 Wakulla Beach, April 21. Alabama — Wheeler Refuge, Decatur, 

 May 15. Georgia — Athens, April 6. South Carolina — Charleston, 

 May 8. North Carolina, Raleigh, April 21. Louisiana — Lobdell, 

 April 25. Mississippi — Saucier, April 8. Arkansas — Winslow, May 



11. Tennessee — Nashville, May 14. Missouri — St. Louis, May 6 

 (median of 5 years, April 21). Illinois — Chicago, May 23 (average of 

 9 years, April 24). Ontario — Point Pelee, May 10. Texas — Sinton, 

 April 20. Oklahoma — Cleveland County, April 3. Kansas — Onaga, 

 May 14. Nebraska — Neligh, April 15. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: North Dakota — Jamestown, 

 September 29. South Dakota — Forestburg, September 25. Kan- 

 sas — Lawrence, October 7. Oklahoma — Cleveland County, October, 



12. Michigan — Newberry, September 26. Ohio — central Ohio, Oc- 

 tober 31. Illinois — Chicago, September 9. Missouri — St. Louis, 

 September 25. Louisiana — Baton Rouge, October 31. South Car- 

 olina — Charleston, October 25. Alabama — Decatur, September 23. 

 Florida — Tallahassee, October 18. 



