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Bird - Lore 



FALL MIGRATION, continued 



PLACE 



No. of years' 

 record 



Average date of 

 last one seen 



Latest date of last 

 one seen 



Kowak River, Alaska ........ 



Nome City, Alaiira 



5 

 3 



2 



September 9 

 October 2 

 October 9 



August 25, 1898 

 September 8, 1899 

 September 9, i860 

 September 12, 1903 

 September 30, 1903 

 October :6, 1894 

 October 12, 1889 



Athabaska Landing, Alberta 



Chicago III 



Washington, D. C 



The most striking characteristic of the Gray-cheeked Thrush is its 

 rapid migration, probably the most rapid of all North American birds. 

 Scarcely five weeks are occupied in the journey from the Gulf of Mexico to 

 Alaska, an average speed of a hundred miles a day and a probable speed 

 during the latter part of the journey at least twice as great. 



OLIVE-BACKED THRUSH 



SPRING MIGRATION 



No. of years' Average date of 

 record spring arrival 



Atlantic Coast — 



Raleigh, N. C. . . . 

 Lynchburg, Va. . . . 

 French Creek, W. Va. 

 Washington, D. C. 

 Beaver, Pa .... 

 Germantown, Pa. . . 

 Providence, R. L . . 

 Eastern Massachusetts 

 St. John, N. B. . . . 

 Halifax, N. S. ... 



Mississippi Valley — 



New Orleans, La 



Central Kentucky 



St. Louis, Mo. 



Oberlin, Ohio 



Southwestern Ontario 



Ottawa, Ont 



Southeastern Nebraska 



Chicago, III 



Central Iowa 



Lanesboro, Minn 



Minneapolis, Minn, (near) . . . . 



Huachuca Mountains, Ariz 



Northern Colorado 



Cheyenne, Wyo. 



Great Falls, Mont 



Columbia Falls, Mont 



Athabaska Landing, Alberta (near). 



Fort Simpson, Mack 



Southern California* 



Central California ... 



Southern British Columbia 



Dawson, Yukon 



3 

 3 



17 

 4 

 5 

 5 



14 



5 



7 



4 



II 



14 

 6 



May 4 

 May 4 

 April 29 

 May 5 

 May 3 

 May 6 

 May 12 

 May 14 

 May 21 



April 



24 



April 



23 



April 



29 



May 



6 



May 



13 



May 



4 



May 



2 



May 



6 



May 



8 



May 



8 



May 



8 



May 



9 



May 



M 



May 



19 



April 



12 



April 



22 



May 



10 



Earliest date of 

 spring arrival 



April 22, 1892 

 April 30, 1902 

 April 27, 1893 

 April 19, 1896 

 April 30, 1902 

 May 3, 1890 

 May II, 1902 

 May 7, 1897 

 May 8, 1887 

 May 18, 1896 



April 2 

 April 14 

 April 17 

 April 22 

 May 3, 

 May 5 , 

 April 28 

 April 23 



May 



May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 13, 

 May 17, 

 May 17, 

 May 24, 

 April 7 

 April 12 

 May 7, 

 May 24, 



- 189s 

 , 1906 

 , 1885 

 , 1902 

 1885 

 1902 

 , 1900 

 , 1897 

 1904 

 1887 

 1905 

 1902 

 1906 



1903 

 i860 



*The Pacific coast records belong to the Russet-backed Thrush. 



