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wan — Eastend, March 19; Indian Head, March 22; Lake Johnston, 

 March 28. Mackenzie — Fort Simpson, April 25; Hay River, April 

 30. Alberta— Flagstaff, March 25; Camrose, March 28; Alliance, 

 March 30 ; Fort Vermilion, April 1 ; Fort McMurray, April 19. Alaska- 

 Kodiak Island, March 10; Craig, March 11. 



Fall migration. — -Late dates of fall departure are: Alaska — Juneau, 

 September 11 ; Craig, September 11 ; lower Taku River, September 16. 

 Alberta — Beaver River, September 24; Dorenlee, October 3; Banff, 

 October 4; Glenevis, October 17. Mackenzie — Fort Resolution, 

 September 16. Keewatin — Grand Rapids, September 5. Saskatche- 

 wan — Eastend, October 2; Indian Head, October 5. Manitoba — 

 Margaret, October 6; Reaburn, October 18; Aweme, October 20. 

 North Dakota — Rice Lake, October 1 ; Harrisburg, October 3 ; 

 Charlson, November 1. South Dakota — Lennox, October 21; White 

 River, October 23 ; Sioux Falls, November 20 ; Rapid City, November 

 25. Nebraska — Red Cloud, October 20 ; Lincoln, October 27 ; Badger, 

 October 30; Omaha, November 24; Crawford, November 30. Min- 

 nesota — Elk River, October 15; Fosston, October 17; Lake Andrews, 

 October 21; St. Paul, November 23. Wisconsin — Trout Lake, 

 October 8; Superior, October 12; Madison, October 18; Beloit, October 

 22. Prince Edward Island — North River, September 25. Nova 

 Scotia — Pictou, September 23. New Brunswick — St. John, October 

 17; Scotch Lake, October 21. Quebec — Montreal, October 12. 



Among the records of recovery of banded sparrow hawks are a few 

 that help to throw light on the migrations of the species. Of two 

 banded at Norristown, Pa., on June 11, 1932, one was recovered on 

 October 24, 1932, in Nash County, N. C, while the other was retaken 

 at Augusta, Ga., on November 17, 1932. Two others, banded at 

 Huntington, Mass., on June 21, 1926, were recaptured at Newport 

 News, Va., on December 16, 1926, and at East New Market, Md., on 

 March 19, 1927. Another, banded at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on 

 July 12, 1935, was killed at Flatonia, Tex., about February 5, 1936. 



Casual records. — A sparrow hawk was taken in Bermuda on Decem- 

 ber 9, 1853. 



Egg dates. — Alberta and Saskatchewan: 17 records, May 22 to 

 June 17; 9 records, May 24 to June 3, indicating the height of the 

 season. 



New York and New England: 34 records, April 9 to June 12; 17 

 records, May 12 to 24. 



New Jersey and Pennsylvania: 57 records, April 17 to June 3; 

 29 records, April 28 to May 14. 



Florida: 35 records, March 20 to June 1; 18 records, April 6 to 23. 



Ohio and Illinois: 12 records, April 23 to June 8; 6 records, May 9 

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