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Fort Macon) ; Maryland (Prince Georges County) ; and New York 

 (Seaford and Ithaca). It has also been listed as a probable visitor 

 to Cuba at this season; and two were reported from Bermuda in 

 October, 1847. 



Spring migration. — Early dates of arrival are : District of Columbia, 

 Marcii 28, 1S84; Maryland, Patapsco Marsh, April 27, 1893; 

 Pennsylvania, Erie, April 23, 1904; New Jersey, Princeton, April 10, 

 1895; New York, Miu-ray, April 21, 1894, and Long Island, April 27, 

 1887; Connecticut, Gaylordsville, March 24, 1888, and MiKord, 

 April 17, 1880; Missouri, St. Louis, March 27, 1876, and Sand Ridge, 

 Clark County, April 21, 1889; Illinois, Madison County, March 27, 

 1876, Lebanon, April 5, 1877, Odin, April 5. 1892, Normal Park, 

 April 12, 1888, Fernwood, April 14, 1888, and Chicago, April 18, 

 1896; Indiana, Muncie, May 12, 1890; Ohio, Barnesville, April 2, 1916, 

 Cleveland, April 24, 1880, and Oberhn, April 30, 1917; Michigan, 

 Detroit, March 28, 1908; Ontario, Toronto, April 24, 1899; Iowa, 

 CUnton, April 10, 1879, Iowa City, April 18, 1916, and Keokuk, 

 April 22, 1888; Wisconsin, Sumpter, April 23, 1908, Barrow, May 5, 

 1911, Whitewater, May 5, 1911, Madison, May 13, 1911, and Stough- 

 ton. May 18, 1885; Minnesota, Lake Wilson, May 3, 1909; Kansas, 

 Lawi-ence, April 18, 1885; Nebraska, Lincoln, April 30, 1909; and 

 Manitoba, Margaret, May 9, 1913. A late spring record is a speci- 

 men from Dedham, Massachusetts, on May 26, 1906. 



Fall migration. — Late dates of fall departure are: Manitoba, 

 Aweme, September 10, 1901; Kansas, Lawrence, October 1, 1885; 

 Minnesota, Lanesboro, September 24, 1891; Wisconsin, Delavan, 

 October 13, 1901; Michigan, Ann Arbor, September 30, 1908, Kala- 

 mazoo, October 19, 1890, and Vicksburg, October 20, 1912; Ontario, 

 Toronto, October 15, 1895, and Ottawa, October 22, 1895; lUinois, Chi- 

 cago, September 20, 1879; Maine, Portland, October 1, 1905; New 

 Hampshire, Seabrook, October 15, 1871; Vermont, Windsor, October 

 20, 1913; Massachusetts, Springfield, October 16, 1894, and Chatham 

 November 25, 1911; Rhode Island, South Auburn, October 15, 

 1911 ; Connecticut, New Haven, October 1, 1902, Hadlyme, October 10, 

 1903, Quinnipiac Marshes, October 15, 1894, and Miiford, November 

 10, 1876; New York, central, September 20, 1872, Geneva, September 

 20, 1911, Orient Point, October 4, 1898, and Canandaigua, October 6, 

 1883; New Jersey, Palmyra, October 13, 1886, and Salem, October 

 24, 1908; Pennsylvania, Erie, October 19, 1894, and Carlisle, October 

 16, 1844; Maryland, Dorchester County, November 17, 1920; Dis- 

 trict of Columbia, November 13, 1843; and Virginia, Blacksbm'g, 

 October 19. 



Egg dates. — North Dakota: 10 records. May 20 to June 18; 5 records 

 June 4 to 8. 



