The Migration of Warblers 



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25, 1899. The latest record for the United States is the — probably acci- 

 dental — occurrence of this species at Germantown, Pa., November 19, 

 1887. 



CHAT 



The summer home of the Chat extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 

 The species has been separated into an eastern and a western form, and in 

 the following tables, the notes for Colorado and the Pacific Coast refer to 

 the western form {Icteria virens longicauda) , the rest to the eastern {Icteria 

 virens) . 



SPRING MIGRATION 



Atlantic Coast — 



Savannah, Ga 



Atlanta, Ga. (near) 



Southeastern South Carolina . . 



Raleigh, N. C 



Asheville, N. C. (near) .... 



Variety Mills, Va 



White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. 



French Creek, W. Va 



Washington, D. C 



Beaver, Pa 



Berwin, Pa 



Renova, Pa 



Englewood, N. J 



Portland, Conn. 



Cambridge, Mass 



Mississippi Falley — 

 New Orleans, La. 

 Southern Mississippi 

 Helena, Ark. . 

 Eubank, Ky. . . 

 St. Louis, Mo. . . 

 Brookville, Ind. . , 

 Petersburg, Mich. 



Chicago, 111 



Rockford, III. . . . 



Keokuk, la 



Hillsboro, la. . . , 

 Indianola, la. . . , 



Grinnell, la 



Iowa City, la. . . . 



IVesiern United States — 

 Fort Brown, Texas . . 

 San Antonio, Texas . 

 Northern Texas . . . 

 Onaga, Kans. ... 

 Southeastern Nebraska 



Denver, Colo 



Southern California . . 

 Central California . . 



Oregon 



Chelan, Wash 



No. of years' 

 record 



s 

 16 



6 



17 

 5 

 5 

 7 

 4 

 5 



3 



S 



10 



s 



4 



5 

 5 



Average date of 

 sprine arrival 



April 17 

 April 21 

 April 25 

 April 23 

 April 26 

 April 29 

 May 2 

 May I 

 May 1 

 May 2 

 May 9 

 May 8 

 May 9 

 May 13 



April 19 

 April 18 

 April 22 

 April 23 

 April 24 

 April 30 



May 16 

 May 17 

 May 3 

 May I 

 May 7 

 May 6 

 May 5 



March 30 

 April 10 

 April 19 

 May 4 

 May 6 

 May 2 

 April 18 

 April 22 

 May 14 



Earliest date of 

 spring arrival 



April 14, 1902 

 April 16, 1894, 1895 

 April 19, 1887 

 April 18, 1888 

 April 21, 1891 

 April 18, 1896 

 April 29, 1897 



April 26, 1893 



April 29, 1888 

 April 29, 1890 

 May 6, 1902 

 May 5, 1894, 1895 

 May 5, 1886 

 May 8, 1894 

 May 15 



April 13, 1899 

 April 17, 1890 

 April 16, 1896 

 April 19, 1889 

 April 21, 1885 

 April 26, 1886 

 May 3, 1894 

 May 10, 1897 

 May 12, 1889 

 April 28, 1896 

 April 26, 1897 

 May .f, 1902 

 May I, 1887 

 May 2, 1891 



March 26 

 April 5, 1890 

 April 16, 1886 

 April 26, 1896 

 April 29, 1886 

 April 20, 1897 

 April 5, 1885 

 April 14, 1885 

 May 4 

 May 28, 1896 



