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Traverse County) ; and Wisconsin (Green Bay). East to Wisconsin 

 (Green Bay) ; western Iowa (Sioux City) ; central Kansas (Larned 

 and Dodge) ; and rarely to southern Texas (Corpus Cliristi and 

 Isabel). South rarely to southern Texas (Isabel and Brownsville) ; 

 New Mexico (Chloride) ; northern Utah (Salt Lake City) ; Nevada 

 (Ruby Valley and probably Cloverdale) ; and southern California 

 (Little Owens Lake. Kerrville, and Santa Ana). West to California 

 (Santa Ana, Santa Cruz Island, Buena Vista Lake, Tulare Lake, 

 Los Banos, Stockton, Amedee, Tule Lake, and Brownell) ; Oregon 

 (Adel, Plush. Sumner Lake, and Christmas Lake) ; and Washing- 

 ton (Moses Lake). It has been recorded in summer north to British 

 Columbia (Okanagan Landing) ; Manitoba (Brandon) ; and New 

 York (Ithaca) ; while there also is an old breeding record for Egg 

 Harbor, New Jersey. 



Winter range. — North to Carolina (Novato and Stockton) ; and 

 Texas (Houston). East to Texas (Houston, Corpus Christi, and 

 Brownsville) ; Tamaulipas (Matamoros) ; and Guatemala (Chiapam). 

 South to Guatemala (Chiapam) ; and Sinaloa (Escuinapa). West to 

 Sinaloa (Escuinapa and Mazatlan) ; Lower California (San Jose 

 del Cabo and La Paz) ; and California (San Diego, Morro Bay, San 

 Francisco, and Novato.) 



Spring migration. — Early dates of arrival are: Nebraska, Whit- 

 man, April 13, Long Pine, April 27, Alda, May 2, and Lincoln, 

 May 5 ; South Dakota, Pitrodie, April 28, Huron, May 6, and Aber- 

 deen, May 15: North Dakota, Marstonmoor, April 28; Manitoba, 

 Margaret, May 5; Saskatchewan, Fort Carlston, May 4, and Dins- 

 more, May 9; Arizona, Ehrenburg, February 12, and Tucson, April 

 21; New Mexico, Albuquerque, April 14; Colorado, Loveland, April 

 9; and Denver, April 25; U"tah, Salt Lake City, April 27; Wyo- 

 ming, Huttons Lake, April 21, Lake Como, April 22, and Cheyenne, 

 April 24; Idaho, Deer Flat, February 15, and Rupert, April 26; 

 Montana, Great Falls, April 18, Fort Custer, April 26, Terry, May 1, 

 Billings, May 3, and Big Sandy, May 18 ; Alberta, Beaverhill Lake, 

 April 28, and Flagstaff, May 14; Nevada, Ash Meadows, March 15; 

 Oregon, Klamath Falls, March 26, Narrows, April 11, Malheur Lake, 

 April 17, and Lawen, April 19. Avocets have been noted at Lake 

 Palomas, Chihuahua, on April 7, and at Gardner's Laguna, Lower 

 California, on April 22. 



Fall migration. — Late dates of departure are: Oregon, Forest 

 Grove, September 28, Malheur Lake, October 26, and Klamath Lake, 

 November 6; Alberta, Veteran, September 8; Montana, Fort Custer, 

 September 9, and Great Falls, October 2; Idaho, Rupert, October 

 21; Wyoming, Fort Bridger, October 10; Utah, Provo, November 

 26 ; Colorado, Denver, October 3, and Mosca, October 20 ; New Mex- 



