The Migration of North American Sparrows 



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fall migration, continued 



PLACE 



Fort Franklin, Mack 



Fort Resolution, Mack. 



Aweme, Manitoba 



Fort Custer, Mont 



Southeastern South Dakota 



Meridian, Wis 



Lanesboro, Minn 



National, la. 



Indianola, la 



Central Missouri 



Southeastern Nebraska. . . . 

 Chilliwack, B. C 



Number 

 of years' 

 record 



IS 

 4 



Average date of 

 the last one seen 



October 9 



October 21 



October 14 

 November 1 

 November 12 

 November 17 

 December 5 



Latest date of the 

 last one seen 



September 26, 1903 

 September 27, 1907 

 November 4, 1907 

 October 21, 1885 

 October 31, 1909 

 October 19, 1892 

 November 22, 1906 

 November 4, 191 1 

 November 17, 1903 

 November 27, 1901 

 December 8, 1900 

 December 2, 1911 



GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW 



Breeding in Alaska and northern British Columbia, the Golden-crowned 

 Sparrow migrates for the most part near the Pacific Coast and winters in west- 

 ern California. It is a late spring migrant, arriving at Tacoma, Washington, 

 average, April 24, earliest April 20, 1909; Vancouver, B. C, average April 24, 

 earliest April 18, 1908; Okanagan Landing, B. C, average May 7, earliest May 

 4, 1911; Yakutat Bay, Alaska, May 7, 1908; Portage Bay, Alaska, May 9, 

 1882, Kowak River, Alaska, May 23, 1899. The last were recorded from 

 southern California, average May 6, latest May 16, 191 1, near Corvallis, Ore., 

 average May 7, latest May 22, 1884. Stragglers were noted at Lov eland, Colo., 

 February 23, 1889, and at Salida, Colo., April 19, 1908. 



In the fall migration the Golden-crowned Sparrow appeared at Chilliwack, 

 B. C, September 13, 1888; Newport, Ore., September 15, 1900, near Berkeley 

 Calif., average September 26, earliest September 16, 1886; southern California, 

 average October 15, earliest September 26, 1896. It was noted at Grand Cache 

 River, Alberta, August 31, 1896, and in the West Humboldt Mountains, 

 Nev., October 7, 1867. The last noted at the Kowak River, Alaska, in 1898 

 was on August 21, and at Homer, Alaska, September 18, 1901. 



