THE MIGRATION OF KILLDEER, MEADOWLARK, 

 ROBIN AND BLUEBIRD. 



The information received in response to the call in the last Bulletin 

 is not sufficient to determine the northward movement of any of the 

 species named, nor even to determine the northward winter limit. But 

 the data received indicates that in the middle regions the migrations 

 were nearly a week later than usual. But strangely enough, they clearly 

 indicate that as far east as Ohio at least, Meadowlark, Robin and Blue- 

 bird wintered in small numbers further north than usual. A consider- 

 able activity in the field is necessary to distinguish between the winter 

 resident individuals of a species and the first migrants. There is nothing 

 to indicate how far north Killdeer passed the winter except that it is 

 reported as wintering at Stillwater, Oklahoma, and absent from Lincoln, 

 Nebraska. 



In this connection it may be of some interest to compare the average 

 and actual dates of arrival for these four species for a series of years in 

 four different localities representing the upper middle Mississippi Valley, 

 the lower lake region, and Maine. The contributors of these notes are : 

 Mr. N. HoUister, Delavan, Wis.; Mr. C. H. Morrell, Pittsfield, Me.; 

 and the writer for Grinnell, Iowa, from 1885 to iSgo inclusive, and from 

 Oberlin, Ohio, from 1894 to i8gg inclusive. 



KILLDEER. 



1894 1865 1896 1897 1S98 



Delavan, Wis March 10. March 23. March 9. March 22; March 7. 



Oberlin. Ohio March 5. March 23. Feb. 27. March 6. March 6. 



MEADOWLARK. 



1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 



Delavan, wis March 5. March 24. March 17. Jan. 15. March 5. March 6. 



Oberlin, Ohio. .. .March 10. March 23. March 17. March 15. March n. March 8. 



Pittsfield, Me April 18. April 18. April 24. Uncommon. 



ROBIN. 



1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 



Delavan, Wis. ...March 6. March 18. March 8. March 11. March 8. 



Oberlin, Ohio Feb. 28. Jan. 7. Feb. 26, Feb. 13. March 7. March 20. 



Pittsfield. Me March 31. April 7. March 28. March 30. Aprils. 



BLUEBIRD. 



1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 



Delavan, Wis March 4. March 25. March 10. March 11. March 7. 



Oberlin, Ohio Feb. 28. March 23. Feb. 29. Feb. 17. March 7. Feb. 20. 



Pittsfield, Me March 13. April 18. April 7. April 7. 



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