The Spring Migration of 1915 at Raleigh, N. C. 



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III. Species normally arriving from April 11 to 20, inclusive. 



Name 



Average 



date of 



arrival (ij 



Redstart April 12 



Yellow Warbler April 14 



Prairie Warbler April 14 



Yellow-throated Vireo April 14 



Spotted Sandpiper April 15 



Hooded Warbler April 16 



Crested Flycatcher April 16 



Red-eyed Vireo April 16 



Wood Thrush April 16 



Chimney Swift April 16 



Oven-bird April 17 



Summer Tanager April 17 



House Wren April 17 



Ruby-throated Hummingbird April 18 



Kingbird i April iq 



Catbird \ April 20 



IV. Species normally arriving later than April 20. 



Yellow-breasted Chat . . . 



Solitary Sandpiper 



Orchard Oriole 



Wood Pewee 



Water-Thrush 



Black-throated Blue Warbler 

 Green-crested Flycatcher . . 



Bobolink 



Indigo Bunting 



Blue Grosbeak 



Black-poll Warbler 



Kentucky Warbler 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo . . . . 



April 24 

 April 24 

 April 25 

 April 25 

 April 27 

 April 27 

 April 30 

 May 2 

 May 2 

 May 3 

 May 4 

 May 5 

 May 6 



Days later 



Arrival 191S o-- earlier 

 ^ ■^ than aver- 



April 12 

 April 17 

 April 12 

 April 13 

 April 13 

 April 10 

 April 24 

 April 20 

 April II 

 April 13 

 April 9 

 April 1 1 

 April 20 

 April 14 

 April 12 

 April 21 



April 27 

 April 13 

 April 27 

 April 27 

 April 23 

 April 21 

 April 21 

 May 3 

 April 27 

 May I 

 May 3 

 April 23 

 May 14 



late 



3 late 



2 early 



1 early 



2 early 

 6 early 

 8 late 



4 late 



5 early 



3 early 

 8 early 



6 early 



3 late 



4 early 



7 early 

 I late 



3 late 



1 1 early 

 2 late 

 2 late 



4 early 

 early 

 early 

 late 

 early 

 early 

 early 



12 early 

 8 late 



B. RARER SPECIES (2) 



Yellow-crowned Night Heron April 2 and 8 

 Black-crowned Night Heron . . April 6 

 Rough-winged Swallow . . April 6 



King Rail April 7 



Rusty Blackbird April 8 



Bachman's Sparrow April 10 



Grasshopper Sparrow April 17 



Bartramian Sandpiper April 17 



Purple Martin April 17 



Prothonotary Warbler April 24 



Nighthawk April 24 



(The last two were noted 15 miles east 

 of Raleigh.) 



1. The average date of arrival was calculated from records made during the period 

 1884 to 191 1 inclusive. 



2. This group includes species of which our records are too meager or too irregular 

 to obtain an average as to time of arrival. 



Cape May Warbler April 27 



Olive-backed Thrush April 28 



Blue-winged Warbler April 30 



Scarlet Tanager April 30 



Wilson's Thrush May i 



Chestnut-sided Warbler .... May 



Baltimore Oriole May 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak .... May 



Bay-breasted Warbler May 



Gray-cheeked Thrush May 



Wilson's Warbler Mav 



