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Bird - Lore 



Va., April 28, 1895; Framingham, Mass., April 29, 1883; and a great number of 

 fall occurrences: Raleigh, N. C, August 19, 1889 and October 25, 1893; 

 Cranberry, N. C, August 9, 1886; Cape Charles, Va., August 24, 1895; Wash- 

 ington, D. C, August 25-27, 1877, and August 8, 1886. Schraalenburg, N. J., 

 November 26, 1885; Sayville, L. I., August 20, 1879; Miller Place, L. I., 

 November 27, 1899; Shelter Island, L. I., July 28, 1902; Newtonville, Mass., 

 November 25, 1877; Magnolia, Mass., August 27, 1879; Barranco Hondo, 

 Guatemala, October 22, 1873. 



VESPER SPARROW 



The Vesper Sparrow and its several forms range from the Atlantic to the 

 Pacific, wintering from the Gulf States, Texas and California to southern 

 Mexico and breeding from Virginia, Texas and northern California to southern 

 Canada. 



SPRING MIGRATION 



PLACE 



Washington, D. C 



French Creek, W. Va 



Waverly, W. Va 



Beaver, Pa 



Philadelphia, Pa. (near) 



Renovo, Pa 



Englewood, N. J 



New Providence, N. J 



Ithaca, N. Y 



Alfred, N. Y 



Flatbush, N. Y 



Branchport, N. Y 



Center Lisle, N. Y 



Ballston Spa, N. Y 



Bridgeport, Conn 



Jewett City, Conn 



Hartford, Conn 



Providence, R. I 



Fall River, Mass 



Taunton, Mass 



Beverly, Mass 



Randolph, Vt 



St. Johnsbury, Vt 



Hanover, N. H 



Phillips, Me 



Portland, Me 



Montreal, Canada 



St. John, N. B 



Scotch Lake, N. B 



Chatham, N. B 



Quebec, Canada 



Godbout, Quebec 



North River, Prince Edward Island 

 R'ed Boiling Springs, Tenn 



Number 

 of years' 

 record 



4 

 4 

 7 

 9 

 14 



17 



13 



8 



3 



6 



8 



8 



14 



5 



6 



9 



2 



9 

 10 



5 



Average date of 



spring arrival 



March 25 

 March 23 

 March 24 

 March 29 

 March 30 

 April 6 

 April 4 

 April 7 

 March 28 

 April I 

 April 2 

 April 4 

 April 7 

 April 10 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 x\pril 

 April 

 April 

 April II 

 April 17 

 April 9 

 April 13 

 April 16 

 April 10 

 April 16 

 April 19 

 April 23 

 April 21 



April 26 

 March 7 



Earliest date of 

 spring arrival 



Rare, winter 

 March 17, 1889 

 March 15, 1903 

 March 24, 1905 

 March 22, 1907 

 March 27, 1898 

 April I, 1909 

 March 31, 1893 

 March 23, 1903 

 March 22, 1897 

 March 22, 1893 

 March 27, 1898 

 March 17, 1898 

 April I, 1892 

 March 14, 1902 

 March 20, 1889 

 March 31, 1888 

 March 28, 1904 



Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 Apr 

 March 3, 1906 



3, 1890 



1, 1886 



4, 1909 



5, 1892 



4, 1897 



2, 1897 



5, 1910 



10, 1905 

 9, 1909 



11, 1889 

 9, 1910 



17, 1904 

 21, 1896 

 24, 1885 

 17, 



