EASTERN FIELD SPARROW 1233 



sidered to be migrants as early as Jiily 19, most of the migrants came 

 tliroiigli in October and returned again in March. 



In Alabama Imhof (1962) says: "In winter it is abundant and wide- 

 spread throughout the state. Usually it occurs in brushy fields, old 

 overgrown pastures, wood borders, and the like, and it is the most 

 common sparrow of broomsedge fields." Burleigh (1958) says about 

 the same of it for Georgia: "During the winter, the Field Sparrow 

 is an abundant bu'd over the entire state, its numbers being increased 

 by numerous flocks of transients from farther north." In Florida 

 Howell (1932) says "The birds are rather shy and retiring, and are 

 found usually at some distance from farm buildings. * * * Jn winter 

 they often associate wdth Chipping Sparrows and other ground-feeding 



species." 



Distribution 



Range. — Minnesota, Michigan, southern Quebec and southern 

 Maine south to southern Texas, the G\df Coast, and southern Florida. 



Breeding range. — The eastern field sparrow breeds from central 

 Minnesota (Nisswa), north central Wisconsin (Holcombe; Oconto 

 County), north central Michigan (Crawford County), southern 

 Ontario (Wasaga Beach, Arnprior), southwestern Quebec (Montreal), 

 and southern Maine (Bangor) south to eastern Texas, northwestern 

 and southeastern Louisiana (De Soto Parish, Hohen Solms), southern 

 Mississippi (casually at Biloxi), central and southeastern Alabama 

 (Greensboro, Abbe\Tlle), and Southern Georgia (Savannah); casually 

 in northern Florida (Waukeenah) . 



Winter range.- — ^Winters from eastern Kansas, central eastern Iowa 

 (Davenport), southern Wisconsin (Beloit, Lake Geneva, Racine, 

 Milwaukee), central Michigan (Traverse City, Midland), southern 

 Ontario (London, Hamilton, Richmond HiU, Toronto, Pickering), 

 central New York (Rochester, Syracuse, Dutchess County), Massa- 

 chusetts (Belmont, Newburyport) , and coastal New Hampshire south 

 to southern Texas (BrownsxdUe) , the Gulf coast, and central Florida 

 (Tarpon Springs, Winter Park); casually south to Nuevo Le6n 

 (Linares) and southern Florida (Cape Sable). 



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

 dates of spring arrival are: District of Columbia — March 5. Mary- 

 land — Laurel, March 8. Pennsylvania — Somerset County, March 6; 

 Beaver, March 12; State College, March 15. New Jersey — Cape 

 May, March 22. New York — Tioga County, March 4; Westchester 

 County, March 7. Connecticut — New Haven, March 14. Massa- 

 chusetts — Concord, March 26; Martha's Vineyard, March 28 (median 

 of 7 years, April 5). New Hampshire — New Hampton, March 27 

 (median of 21 years, April 14). Maine — LeA\aston, April 14. Que- 

 bec — Montreal area, April 20 (median of 7 years, May 2). Illinois — 



