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NORTH AMERICAN DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS. 



Dates of arrival in spring of the Canada goose — Continued. 

 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY— Continued. 



Place. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 years' 

 record. 



Average 

 date of 

 spring 

 arrival. 



Earliest date 

 of spring 

 arrival. 



Central Kansas 



Southern Nebraska 



Omaha, Nebr 



Huron, S. Dak., an(J vicinity 



Grand View, S. Dak., and vicinity. 



Argusville, N. Dak 



Larimore, N. Dak 



Aweme, Manitoba 



Reaburn, Manitoba 



Qu' Appelle, Saskatchewan 



Bolyea, Saskatchewan 



Indian Head, Saskatchewan 



Fort Vermillion, Alberta 



Reindeer Lake, Saskatchewan 



Fort Simpson, Mackenzie 



Rathdrum, Idaho 



Great Falls, Mont 



Columbia Falls, Mont 



Terry, Mont 



Feb. 13 

 Feb. 21 

 Feb. 26 

 Mar. 17 

 Feb. 23 

 Mar. 23 

 Mar. 21 

 Mar. 29 

 Apr. 2 

 ...do... 



Apr. I 



Apr. 30 

 Apr. 28 

 Feb. 24 

 Mar. 12 

 Mar. 24 

 Mar. 27 



Feb. 

 Mar. 

 Jan. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Apr. 

 Feb. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Feb. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Feb. 



12, 1898 

 2, 1889 



27. 1891 

 8, 1892 



16, 1894 



9,1905 



25,1900 



25,1905 



10. 1904 



24. 1905 

 15, 1904 

 17, 1889 

 22, 1904 



3, 1901 

 10, 1889 

 17,1895 



28. 1892 



a A few winter. 

 Dates of departure in spring of the Canada goose. 



Place. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 years' 

 record. 



Average 



date of 



last one 



seen. 



Latest date 



of last one 



seen. 



Central West Virginia 



Central Maryland 



Berwyn, Pa 



Renovo, Pa. 



Central Pennsylvania 



Central New Jersey 



Oak Orchard Light. New York 



Montauk Point Light, Long Island . 



Southern Mississippi 



Keokuk, Iowa 



Grapevine, Tex 



Northern Texas 



Apr. 1 



Apr. 4 



Apr. 11 



Apr. 15 



Apr. 9 



Apr. 16 



Apr. 22 

 Mar. 26 

 Apr. 3 

 Apr. 4 

 Apr. 4 



Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 



21, 1886 

 22,1890 

 24,1898 

 16,1900 

 5, 1894 

 9,1887 

 14, 1890 

 29,1890 

 20, 1903 

 23,1893 

 15, 1899 

 9,1885 



Spring arrival of the Canada goose. 



