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FALL MIGRATION, continued 



LOCALITY 



Montreal, Quebec. . . . 



Ellsworth, Maine 



Rutland, Vt 



Boston, Mass 



Providence, R. I 



Geneva, N. Y 



Orient, N. Y 



New York City, N. Y 

 Morristown, N. J . . . . 

 Renovo, Pa 



Number 



of years' 



record 



Average date of 

 fall departure 



October 24 

 October 30 

 November 10 

 November 9 

 November 18 

 October 2X 

 November 13 

 November 10 

 November 9 

 November 4 



Latest date of 

 fall departure 



November 8, 1908 

 November 4, 1913 

 November 21, 19 18 

 December 2, 191 2 

 November 25, 1899 

 November 7, 1915 

 November 25, 1909 

 Rare winter 

 November 21, 1909 

 November 16, 1897 



BREWER BLACKBIRD 



The Brewer Blackbird {Euphagus cyanocephalus) takes the place of the 

 Rusty Blackbird in the western United States. It ranges in western North 

 America from southwestern Canada to Guatemala. It breeds north to central 

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

 western British Columbia, western Oregon, and western California; south to 

 northern Lower California, southern New Mexico, and central western Texas; 

 and east to central Texas, western Kansas, eastern Nebraska, eastern Minne- 

 sota, and casually to Wisconsin. It winters north to southern British Columbia, 

 southern Montana, and Kansas; east to Louisiana and Arkansas; and south 

 through the western United States to southern Mexico and Guatemala. It 

 migrates east to Iowa, and casually to Illinois; and occurs accidentally in 

 southeastern Ontario and South Carolina. 



SPRING MIGRATION 



LOCALITY 



Heron Lake, Minn 



Elk River, Minn 



St. Vincent, Minn 



Onaga, Kans 



Vermilion, S. Dak 



Grand Forks. N. Dak. . . . 



Charlson, N. Dak 



Aweme, Manitoba 



Indian Head, Sask 



Eastend, Sask 



Beulah, Colo 



Denver, Colo 



Yellowstone Park, Wyo. . 



Rupert, Idaho 



Terry, Montana 



Great Falls, Montana. . . , 



Flagstaff, Alberta 



Edmonton, Alberta 



Okanagan Landing, B. C 



Number 



of years' 



record 



6 



4 



. 3 



23 

 3 

 4 

 3 



19 

 7 

 7 



i8 



9 



2 



3 

 9 

 II 

 6 

 4 

 9 



Average date of 

 spring arrival 



April 24 

 April 23 

 April 29 

 April 10 

 March 24 

 March 27 

 April 22 

 April 9 

 April 22 

 April 20 

 April 25 

 April 27 

 May 3 

 April 6 

 May I 

 April 23 

 April 23 

 April 29 

 April 6 



Earliest date of 

 spring arrival 



April 7, 1889 

 April 18, 19 1 7 

 April 26, 1899 

 Feb. 20, 1906 

 March 9, 191 1 

 Feb. 23, 1914 

 April 17, 1913 

 March 28, 1910 

 April 8, 1905 

 April II, 1916 

 April 16, 191 7 

 April 9, 1899 

 April 27, 1915 

 March 29, 19 13 

 April IS, 1894 

 April 7, 1910 

 April 16, 1913 

 April 10, 1910 

 March 23, 1908 



