TREE SPARROW 1163 



Breeding range. — The eastern tree sparrow breeds in central and 

 eastern jMackenzie (mouth of Coppermine River, Fort Ilae, Hanbury 

 River), northern Saskatchewan (Fort Fond du Lac, Reindeer Lake), 

 central western Keewatin (Hoare Lake), northeastern Manitoba 

 (Churchill, Cape Tatnam), northern Ontario (Fort Severn, Little 

 Cape), northern and central eastern Quebec (Lake IMinto, Fort 

 Chimo, Paint Hills, Old Romaine, Bradore), and Labrador (Okak, 

 Battle Harbor). 



Winter range. — Winters from central Alinnesota (Sherburne and 

 Isanti counties), Wisconsin, northern Michigan (Schoolcraft and 

 Luce counties), central Ontario (North Bay), southwestern Quebec 

 (Montreal), Maine, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and 

 Nova Scotia south to Oklahoma, Arkansas (Winslow), Tennessee 

 (Memphis, Nasliville), western North Carolina (Asheville, Winston- 

 Salem), and Virginia (Blacksburg, Quantico); casually south to 

 southern Nevada (Lake Mead), southeastern Texas (Hardin), north- 

 western Mississippi (Rosedale), central South Carolina (Summerton), 

 and Bermuda. 



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

 dates of spring arrival are: Maine — Bangor, March 20. Quebec — 

 Montreal area, March 17 (median of 8 years, March 22). Illinois — 

 Chicago, February 26 (average of 16 years, March 15). Ontario — 

 Ottawa, average of 18 years, AprU 12. North Dakota — Cass County, 

 February 23 (average, March 10). 



Late dates of spring departure are: Alabama — Gadsden, March 16. 

 North Carolina — Cherokee County, March 9. Virginia — Lexington, 

 April 9. District of Columbia — April 24 (average of 29 years, 

 March 27). Maryland — Prince Georges County, April 14 (median of 6 

 years, March 28); Allegany County, April 12. Pennsylvania — State 

 College, May 22. New Jersey — ^Troy jSIeadows, May 12 and May 5. 

 New York — Ontario County, May 11; Westchester County, May 8. 

 Connecticut — South Windsor, May 3 ; New Haven, April 28. Massa- 

 chusetts — Nantucket, May 29; Martha's Vineyard, May 3 (median 

 of 6 years, April 10). New Hampshire — New Hampton, May 12 

 (median of 21 j'cars, April 25); Concord, April 30. Alaine — Bangor, 

 May 16. Quebec — Montreal area, May 9 (median of 14 years, 

 April 30). New Brunswick — May 28. Nova Scotia — Wolfville, 

 April 30. Ai-kansas — Fayetteville, AprU 3. Tennessee — Athens, 

 April 22 (average of 5 years, April 8); Nashville, March 27. Ken- 

 tucky — Lexington, March 30. Missouri — St. Louis, April 28 (median 

 of 15 years, April 20). Illinois — Chicago, May 10 (average of 16 

 years, April 26); Urbana, AprU 25 (median of 19 years, April 8). 

 Indiana — Wayne County, AprU 14 (median of 11 years, AprU 6). 

 Ohio — Buckeye Lake, May 7 (median of 40 yeai-s for central Ohio, 



