CLAY-COLORED SPARROW 1207 



Florida, Georgia, Bahamas (New Providence), Bermuda, Cuba, 

 Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. 



Casual records. — Casual west to Washington (Spokane), south- 

 western California (Imperial Beach; Berkeley County) and north- 

 western Utah (Dolomite), and north to northern Ontario (Fort 

 Albany) . 



Migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are: New York — South 

 Ozone Park, April 16. Missouri — St. Louis, April 20. Illinois — 

 Urbana, April 5; Chicago, April 29 (average of 14 years. May 6). 

 Ohio — Ottawa County, May 12. Michigan — Battle Creek, May 16. 

 Iowa — Sioux City, April 24 (median of 38 years, April 27). Minne- 

 sota — Minneapolis-St. Paid, April 24 (mean of 14 years. May 6). 

 Kansas— northeastern Kansas, April 3 (median of 15 years, April 29). 

 Nebraska — Red Cloud, April 13 (average of 15 years, April 25). 

 South Dakota — Sioux Falls, average April 30. North Dakota — 

 Cass County, April 28 (average. May 2). Manitoba — Pilot Mound, 

 April 8; Treesbank April 24 (average of 24 years, May 4). Sas- 

 katchewan — McLean, May 1. New Mexico — Los Alamos, April 9. 

 Colorado — ^Beulah, April 14. Utah — Pinto, April 23. Wyoming — 

 Laramie, April 29 (average of 6 years. May 3). Montana — Albion, 

 April 30. 



Late dates of spring departure are: Florida — ^Melbourne Beach, 

 April 23; Sarasota, April 18; Gainesville, April 14. New Jersey — 

 Beach Haven, May 8. New York — Far Rockaway, May 14. Lou- 

 isiana — Cameron, April 16. Mississippi — Benton County, April 29. 

 Missouri — St. Louis, May 12. Illinois — Chicago, June 1 (average of 

 14 years. May 21). Iowa — Sioux City, May 30. Texas— Sinton, 

 May 9 (median of 5 years, April 25). Kansas — northeastern Kansas, 

 May 19 (median of 15 years. May 10). Arizona — southeastern 

 Arizona, March 29. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: California — Point Loma, San Diego 

 County, September 19. Montana — Missoula, August 18. Utah — 

 Dolomite, September 21. Arizona — Tucson, September 10. New 

 Mexico — Los Alamos, September 5. Nebraska — Holstein, August 27. 

 Kansas — northeastern Kansas, August 4 (median of 7 years, Sep- 

 tember 23). Texas — Sinton, October 22 (median of 6 years, Novem- 

 ber 8). Iowa — Sioux City, September 16. Illinois — Chicago, Sep- 

 tember 6 (average of 6 years, September IS). Missouri — St. Louis, 

 September 9. Massachusetts — Nauset, September 9; Martha's 

 Vineyard, September 11. New York — Riis Park, September 7; 

 Tiana, September 10. New Jersey — Island Beach, September 13. 

 Maryland — Ocean City, September 11. Alabama — Dauphin Island, 

 September 16. Florida — Leon County and Rockledge, September 25. 

 Late dates of fall departm-e are: Mofli):ana — Bozeman, October 13. 



