The Migration of North American Sparrows 



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SPRING MIGRATION, Continued 



Number 

 of years' 

 record 



Morrislown, X. | 



Buffalo, N. Y...; 



Jewett City, Conn 



Framingham, Mass 



Hollis, N. H 



San Antonio, Tex 



New Orleans, La 



Huachuca Mountains, Ariz 



Athens, Tenn 



Lexington, Kv 



Ink, Mo .' 



St. Louis, Mo 



Chicago, 111 



Brookville, Ind 



Bloomington, Ind 



Oberlin, O 



Wauseon, O 



Plymouth, Mich 



Grinnell, la 



Indianola, la 



Sioux City, la 



Onaga, Kans 



Southeastern Nebraska. . . . 



Vermilion, S. D 



Yuma, Colo 



Columbia Falls, Mont 



Tacoma, Wash 



Okanagan Landing, B. C 



Average date of 

 spring arrival 



May 4 



May 4 



May 4 



March i; 

 April 2 



April 4 

 April 18 



April 25 

 April 21 

 April 17 

 April 20 

 April 27 

 April 27 

 April 22 

 April 20 

 April 25 

 May ] 

 May 3 

 May 5 



May 5 



Earliest date of 

 spring arrival 



April 30, 189a 

 May 2, 1894 

 April 28, 1898 

 April 30, 1899 

 May 13, 1876 

 February 13, 1895 

 March 30, 1895 

 March 31, 1902 

 March 21, 1907 

 April 14, 1904 

 March 19, 1907 

 April 20, 1909 

 April 15, 1906 

 April 8, 1892 

 April 12, 1903 



April 16 

 April 19, 

 April 16, 

 April 14, 

 April 21, 

 April 27, 

 April 24, 

 April 22, 

 May I, I 

 May I, I 

 May 2, I 

 May 3, 1904 

 May 21, 1906 



1906 

 1894 



1893 

 1886 

 1901 

 1 901 

 1906 

 1899 



FALL MIGRATION 



Number 

 of years' 

 record 



Average date of 

 the last one seen 



Latest date of the 

 last one seen 



Chicago, 111 



Wauseon, O 



Bloomington, Ind. 



Onaga, Kans 



Vermilion, S. D.. . 



Grinnell, la 



Yuma, Colo 



Athens, Tenn 



Jasper City, Mo.. 

 Englewood, N. J.. 

 Washington, D. C 

 Raleigh, N. C. . . 

 Chester, S. C 



September 15 

 October 4 

 October 14 



October 



October 5, 1907 

 October 2, 1897 

 October 4, 1885 

 October 22, 1905 

 October 7, 1889 

 October 19, 1889 

 October, 25, 1908 

 October 30, 1902 

 November 15, 1902 

 October 11, 1885 

 November 20, 1899 

 October 22, 1892 

 December 14, 1885 



The Grasshopper Sparrow has a very interesting set of records from the 

 Hghthouses of southern Florida, principally from the lighthouse on Sombrero 

 Key. Many individuals cross from Florida to spend the winter in Cuba. The 

 earliest date of striking any of the lights is November 4, after most species have 

 concluded their migration, and birds continue to strike until December 17. The 



