The Migration of North American Sparrows 



SIXTH PAPER 



Compiled by Professor W. W. Cooke, Chiefly from Data in the Biological Survey 



With Drawings by Locis Agassiz Fuertes 

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ARKANSAS GOLDFINCH 



The Arkansas Goldfinch is the latest migrant to arrive in northern Colo- 

 rado, reaching there in late May, a month after the young are already out of 

 the nest at the same latitude in California. On the Pacific coast, it winters 

 north to central California; while, in the eastern part of its range, it is rarely 

 found in winter north of the Rio Grande valley. 



The average date of arrival at Kerrville, Texas, is April 29, earliest, April 

 18, 1904; Fort Davis, Texas, April 18, 1890; Tucson, Ariz., March 24, 1902; 

 Chiricahua Mountains, Ariz., March 30, 1881; Camp Verde, Ariz., April 2, 

 1892; Colorado Springs, Colo., average. May 26, earliest, May 18, 1909; 

 Denver, Colo., May 17, 1903; Cheyenne, Wyo., May 26, 1889; Baird, Cal., 

 March i, 1886. 



The last have been noted at Denver, Colo., September 27, 1908; Beulah, 

 Colo., September 28, 1905; Espanola, N. M., October 24, 1904; Silver City, 

 N. M., November 11, 1906; and at Calabasas, Ariz., October 30, 1889. 



LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH 



The Lawrence Goldfinch is resident in southern California, and a few have 

 been noted in winter as far north as Marysville, almost to the northern limit 

 of the summer range. The earUest northward migrations begin in late March, 

 and migratory movements continue until early May. 



During the winter, a few move eastward to southern Arizona, and were 

 noted January 20, 1876, even as far east as Fort Bayard, N. M. 



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