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Urbana, February 20 (median of 20 years, March 22); Chicago, 

 March 10 (average of 16 years, March 27). Indiana — Wayne 

 County, March 16 (median of 8 years, March 26). Ohio — central 

 Ohio, March 9 (median of 40 years, March 12). Michigan — Detroit- 

 Windsor area, March 3; Battle Creek, March 14 (average of 43 years, 

 March 31). Iowa — Sioux City, March 27 (median of 38 years, 

 April 10). Minnesota — MinneapoUs-St. Paul, March 23 (median of 

 15 years, April 19). Kansas — northeastern Kansas, March 4 (me- 

 dian of 13 years, April 10). Nebraska — Douglas, March 26. South 

 Dakota — Sioux Falls, April 14 (average of 7 years, April 28). 



Late dates of spring departvire are: Florida — northern peninsula, 

 April 21; Gainesville, April 17. Alabama — Gulf Shores, May 1. 

 Georgia — Fitzgerald, April 30. Maryland — Laurel, April 29. Illi- 

 nois — Chicago, May 31 (average of 16 years. May 23). Ohio — 

 central Ohio, median of 40 years, May 3. Texas — Sinton, April 12 

 (median of 5 years, April 9). Nebraska — Webster, May 2. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: Nebraska — Logan, September 15. 

 Ohio — central Ohio, median of 40 years, September 15. Illinois — 

 Chicago, average of 16 years, September 22. Mississippi — Gulfport, 

 October 28. New York — Tiana Beach, September 27. Maryland — 

 Baltimore County, September 13; Laurel, October 2, Georgia — 

 Fitzgerald, October 6. Alabama — Foley, August 28. Florida — 

 Tallahassee, September 22; Pensacola, November 2. 



Late dates of faU departure are: South Dakota — Millette, October 

 7. Nebraska — Red Cloud, November 22; Lincoln, November 9. 

 Kansas — northeastern Kansas, November 12 (median of 11 years, 

 October 26). Minnesota — Minneapolis-St. Paul, October 17 (me- 

 dian of 6 years, September 17). Wisconsin — Milton, December 1, 

 Waukesha County, November 11. Iowa — Sioux City, October 29 

 (median of 38 years, October 17). Michigan — Battle Creek, Novem- 

 ber 7 (average of 36 years, October 18). Ohio — Buckeye Lake, 

 November 12 (median, October 30). Indiana — Wayne County, 

 November 15 (median of 5 years, November 11). lUinois — Chicago, 

 December 9 (average of 16 years, October 28). Tennessee — Nashville, 

 November 16. New Brunswick — Kent Island, October 14. Quebec 

 — Montreal area, October 23 (median of 7 years, October 8). New 

 Hampshire — New Hampton, November 6 (median of 21 years, 

 October 17). Massachusetts — Concord, November 25; Martha's 

 Vineyard, November 12. Connecticut — New Haven, November 30. 

 New York — Rockland County, November 19; New York City, 

 November 13. New Jersey — Cape May, November 21. Pennsyl- 

 vania — McConnellsburg, November 29. 



Egg dates. — Connecticut: 20 records. May 18 to June 13. 



Georgia: 35 records, April 7 to August 12. 



