The Migration of North American Birds 



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SPRING MIGRATION, continued 



LOCALITY 



Vicksburg, Mich.. . 

 London, Ontario. . . 

 Ottawa, Ontario. . . 



Keokuk, Iowa 



Sioux City, Iowa. . 



Madison, Wis 



Lanesboro, Minn... 

 Minneapolis, Minn 



Onaga, Kans 



Red Cloud, Neb. . . 



Number 



of years' 



record 



13 



34 

 12 



15 



Average date of 

 spring arrival 



March 9 

 March 16 

 April 2 

 March 5 

 March 12 

 March 14 

 March 30 

 March 29 

 March 5 

 March 4 



Earliest date of 

 spring arrival 



February 6, 1910 

 March 2, 1885 

 January 10, 1909 

 Rare, winter 

 March 7, 1910 

 March 5, 1894 

 March 21, 1889 

 March 18, 1903 

 Few, winter 

 February 18, 1916 



FALL MIGRATION 



LOCALITY 



Beaver, Pa 



Renovo, Pa 



Morristown, N. J. . 

 Hartford, Conn.. . . 

 Providence, R. I.. . 

 Amherst, Mass.. . . 



Boston, Mass 



Portland, Maine. . 

 Montreal, Quebec. 

 Scotch Lake, N. B 

 Concordia, Mo.. . . 



Chicago, 111 



Fort Wayne, Ind.. 

 Richmond, Ind. . . , 

 Wauseon, Ohio. . . , 



Oberlin, Ohio 



Vicksburg, Mich.. , 

 Newberry, Mich.. , 

 London, Ontario. . 

 Ottawa, Ontario . . 

 Keokuk, Iowa. . .'. . 



Madison, Wis 



Lanesboro, Minn.. 

 St. Vincent, Minn. 

 Onaga, Kans 



Number 



of years' 



record 



4 

 17 



7 



13 



9 



8 



10 



ID 

 10 



3 

 4 



7 



4 



3 



19 



Average date of 

 last one observed 



November 11 

 October 24 

 November 6 

 October 26 

 November 2 

 November 7 

 November 24 



October 11 



November 4 

 October 28 

 November 4 

 November 14 

 November 1 2 

 October 25 

 November 2 

 October 15 

 October 29 

 October 15 

 November 4 

 October 24 

 October 14 

 October 20 

 November 13 



Latest date of 

 last one observed 



December 10, 1887 

 November 23, 191 1 

 Rare, winter 

 Rare, winter 

 Rare, winter 

 December 9, 1892 

 Rare, winter 

 December 24, 1908 

 November 7, 1909 

 December 27, 1907 

 Rare, winter 

 December 4, 1915 

 December i, 191 2 

 Rare, winter 

 Rare, winter 

 Rare, winter 

 December 12, 1913 

 October 23, 1910 

 November 20, 1901 

 November 13, 1915 

 Rare, winter 

 November 8, 1913 

 October 19, 1892 

 October 31, 1897 

 Few, winter 



WESTERN MEADOWLARK 



The rich, melodious song of the Western Meadowlark {Sturnella neglecta), 

 so different from that of its eastern relative, is a familiar feature of western 

 bird life. The geographic range of the species extends from southwestern 

 Canada through the United States to central Mexico. Two subspecies are now 

 recognizable, of which the distribution is as follows : 



The Western Meadowlark {Sturnella neglecta neglecta) breeds in western 

 North 7\jnerica north to southern Manitoba, central Saskatchewan, central 

 Alberta, and south central British Columbia; west to south central British 



