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Bird - Lore 



Va., April 28, 1895; Framingham, Mass., April 29, 1883; and a great number of 

 fall occurrences: Raleigh, N. C, August 19, 1889 and October 25, 1893; 

 Cranberry, N. C, August 9, 1886; Cape Charles, Va., August 24, 1895; Wash- 

 ington, D. C, August 25-27, 1877, and August 8, 1886. Schraalenburg, N. J., 

 November 26, 1885; Sayville, L. I., August 20, 1879; Miller Place, L. I., 

 November 27, 1899; Shelter Island, L. I., July 28, 1902; Newtonville, Mass., 

 November 25, 1877; Magnolia, Mass., August 27, 1879; Barranco Hondo, 

 Guatemala, October 22, 1873. 



VESPER SPARROW 



The Vesper Sparrow and its several forms range from the Atlantic to the 

 Pacific, wintering from the Gulf States, Texas and California to southern 

 Mexico, and breeding from Virginia, Texas and northern California to southern 

 Canada. 



SPRING MIGRATION 



PLACE 



Washington, D. C 



French Creek, W. Va 



Waverly, W. Va 



Beaver, Pa 



Philadelphia, Pa. (near) 



Renovo, Pa 



Englewood, N. J 



New Providence, N. J 



Ithaca, N. Y 



Alfred, N. Y 



Flatbush, N. Y 



Branchport, N. Y 



Center Lisle, N. Y 



Ballston Spa, N. Y 



Bridgeport, Conn 



Jewett City, Conn 



Hartford, Conn 



Providence, R. I 



Fall River, Mass 



Taunton, Mass 



Beverly, Mass 



Randolph, Vt 



St. Johnsbury, Vt 



Hanover, N. H 



Phillips, Me 



Portland, Me 



Montreal, Canada 



St. John, N. B 



Scotch Lake, N. B 



Chatham, N. B 



Quebec, Canada 



Godbout, Quebec 



North River, Prince Edward Island.. 

 Red Boiling Springs, Tenn 



Number 

 of years' 

 record 



18 

 4 

 4 

 7 

 9 



14 



17 

 13 



14 



5 



6 



9 

 2 



9 



10 



5 



.\verage date of 

 spring arrival 



March 25 



March 23 



March 24 



March 29 



March 30 



Apr 



.'Vpr 



.\pr 



ISLirch 28 



Apri 



.Apr 



Apr 



Apr 



Apr 



.\pr 



Apr 



.Apr 



.Apr 



.Apr 



.\pr 



.Apr 



.\pr 



Apr 



Apr 



.Apr 



Apr 



.Apr 



.Apr 



.Apr 



.Apr 



Apr 



9 

 13 

 16 

 10 

 16 

 19 

 23 



April 26 

 March 7 



Earliest date of 

 spring arrival 



Rare, winter 



March 17. 1889 



March 15, 1903 



March 24, 1905 



March 22, 1907 



March 27, 1898 



.April I, 1 009 



March 31, 1893 



March 23, 1903 



March 22, 1897 



March 22, 1893 



ALirch 27, 1898 



March 17, 1898 



.April I, 1892 



March 14, 1902 



March 20. 1889 



March 31, 1888 



March 28, 1904 



.Apri 



.\pri 



xApri 



Apri 



.Apri 



.Apri 



.Apri 



.Apri 



.Apri 



.Apri 



.Apri 



.Apri 



.Apri 



.\prl 



Apri 



March 3. 1906 



3. 1890 



1, 1886 



4, 1909 

 5, 1892 



4, 1S97 



2, 1897 



5, 1910 



10, 1905 

 9, 1909 



11, 1889 

 9, 1910 



17, 1904 

 21. 1896 

 24, 1885 

 1889 



