EASTERN AND CANADIAN CHIPPING SPARROWS 1181 



some numbers on the coastal plain just inland from the coast and as 

 fai' north as northern Alabama and southern Arkansas. 



The first winter visitors arrive on the coastal plain of Georgia in 

 late October or the first days of November or at about the time that 

 the last ones are leaving the North (Burleigh, 1958). 



Distribution 

 Eastern Chipping Sparrow (S. p. passerina) 



Range. — Minnesota, Ontario, southern Quebec and Newfoundland 

 south to Nuevo Le6n, the Gulf coast, and southern Florida. 



Breeding range. — The eastern chipping sparrow breeds from north- 

 eastern Minnesota, northern Michigan (Isle Royale), central and 

 northeastern Ontario (Big Wood, Kirkland Lake), southern Quebec 

 (Lake Mistassini), and southwestern Newfoundland (Tompkins, 

 Codroy Valley) south to eastern Kansas, central southern Oklahoma 

 (Lawton), southeastern Texas (Huntsville), central Louisiana (Florien, 

 Baton Rouge), southern Mississippi (Gulfport), northwestern Florida 

 (Pensacola), central Georgia (Columbus, Camp Stewart), and south- 

 eastern South Carolina (Mount Pleasant). 



Winter range. — Winters from central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City), 

 southern Arkansas (Delight), southwestern Tennessee (Memphis), 

 central Alabama (Birmingham), central western Georgia (Columbus), 

 Vu-ginia, and southeastern Maryland (Berhn), rarely farther north 

 from Michigan (Locke), southern Ontario (Toronto), Connecticut 

 (New Haven), Massachusetts (Boston), and Nova Scotia (Wolf\illc), 

 south to Nuevo Le6n (Linares), the Gulf coast, and southern Florida 

 (Fort Myers, Jupiter). 



Casual records. — Casual in Arizona (four localities), Utah (Na- 

 vajo Mountain), northern Newfoundland (St. Anthony), Cuba, and 

 Bermuda. 



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

 dates of spring arrival are: North CaroHna — Raleigh, February 23 

 (average of 16 years, March 8). Vu-ginia — Cape Henry, March 6. 

 District of Columbia — average of 39 years, March 22. Maryland — 

 Charles County, March 2; Baltimore County, March 7; Laurel, 

 March 17 (median of 8 years, March 25). Pennsylvania— Beaver and 

 Sewickly, March 19. New Jersey— Cape May, March 22. New 

 York— Tompkins County, March 29; Essex, March 30. Connecti- 

 cut— Glastonbury, Alarch 12 ; New Haven, March 28. Rhode Island— 

 Pawtucket, March 1. Massachusetts — Behnont and Concord, 

 March 26; Martha's Vineyard, April 1 (median of 7 years, April 6). 

 Vermont — St. Johnsbury, March 31. New Hampshire — New Hump- 

 ton, April 2 (median of 21 years, April 21). Maine— Bangor, April 10. 



