28 NORTH AMERICAN HERONS AND THEIR ALLIES. 



Spring migration — Continued. 



Number 

 of years' 

 records. 



spring 

 arrival. 



Earliest date 

 of spring 

 arrival. 



Northern New Jersey 



Ithaca, N. Y 



Canandaigua, N. Y. (near)... 

 Jewett City, Conn, (near) — 



Beverly, Mass 



West Groton, Mass 



Monadnock, N. H 



Phillips, Me 



Pittsfield, Me 



Fort Kent, Me 



Montreal, Canada 



Quebec, Canada 



Pictou, N. S 



Halifax,N. S 



Blackville, N. B. (near) 



North River, P. E. I 



Godbout, Quebec 



Fayetteville, Ark 



Monteer, Mo 



Odin, 111 



Canton, 111 



Vincennes, Ind 



Oberlin, Ohio 



Detroit, Mich 



Vicksburg, Mich 



Point Pelee, Ont 



Guelph, Ont 



Ottawa, Ont 



Tampico, 111 



Chicago, 111 



Ripon, Wis 



La Crosse, Wis 



Palmer, Mich 



Central Iowa 



Heron Lake, Minn 



Elk River, Minn 



Lake Andrew, Minn 



White Earth, Minn 



Central Kansas 



Kansas City, Mo 



Valentine, Nebr. (near) 



Huron, S. Dak 



Sioux Falls, S. Dak 



Harrisburg, N. Dak. (near). 



Aweme, Manitoba 



Indian Head, Sask. (near) . . 



Denver, Colo 



Salida, Colo 



Utah Lake, Utah 



Terry, Mont 



Edmonton, Alberta 



Fort Providence, Mack 



Aumsville, Oreg 



Grays Harbor, Wash 



Chifliwack, B. C 



Okanagan Landing, B.C.. 



Apr. 11 



Apr. 22 



Apr. 21 



Apr. 20 



Apr. 22 



Apr. 16 



Apr. 25 



May 8 



Apr. 25 



Apr. 27 



Apr. 22 



May 7 



May 11 



Apr. 



Apr. 4 



Apr. 10 



Mar. 31 



Apr. 7 



Apr. 21 

 Apr. 24 

 Apr. 10 

 Apr. 19 



Apr. 22 



May 6 



Apr. 17 



Apr. 20 



Apr. 23 



Apr. 24 



Apr. 17 



Apr. 18 



Apr. 27 



Apr. 17 



Apr. 11 



May 2 



May 3 



May 11 



Apr. 20 



May 21 

 May 9 

 Mar. 28 



Mar. 27,1909 

 Mar. 28,1908 

 Apr. 14,1905 

 Apr. 17,1906 

 Apr. 15,1909 

 Apr. 17,1898 

 Apr. 14,1905 

 Apr. 11,1905 

 May 4,1895 

 May 4,1905 

 Apr. 20,1908 

 Apr. 25,1906 

 Apr. 15,1892 

 May 5,1902 

 May 7,1906 

 May 20,1888 

 May 12,1895 

 Mar. 31,1883 

 6,1904 

 1,1892 

 Jan. 15,1894 

 Apr. 3,1888 

 Mar. 30,1908 

 Mar. 17,1905 

 Mar. 30,1908 

 Jan. 25,1907 

 Apr. 13,1895 

 Apr. 16,1897 

 Apr. 7,1884 

 Mar. 29,1907 

 Apr. 12,1879 

 Apr. 8,1909 

 May 5,1895 

 Apr. 4,1890 

 Apr. 8,1889 

 Apr. 9,1887 

 Apr. 19,1893 

 Apr. 17,1880 

 Apr. 12,1907 

 Apr. 17,1902 

 Apr. 21,1896 

 Apr. 12,1884 

 Apr. 10,1910 

 Apr. 22,1883 

 Apr. 19,1909 

 Mav 1,1910 

 Apr. 10,1897 

 Apr. 16,1908 

 Mar. 30,1899 

 Apr. 23,1893 

 May 14,1908 

 May 6,1904 

 Mar. 21,1889 

 Apr. 3,1890 

 Mar. 17,1889 

 Apr. 23,1908 



Mar. 

 Apr. 



The last bittern seen in the spring at Nassau, Bahamas, was on 

 March 6, 1902 (Bouhote) ; Frogmore, S. C., April 4, 1887 (Hoxie) ; 

 New Orleans, La., April 7, 1904 (Allison) ; Whitfield, Fla., April 22, 

 1903 (Worthington). 



Eggs have been taken at Variety Mills, Va., May 12, 1884 (Mick- 

 lem) ; Salem, N. J., May 28, 1904 (Stone) ; Lake Umbagog, Me., June 

 4, 1883 (Carpenter) ; Magdalen Islands, Quebec, July 14, 1887 

 (Bishop) ; Kewanee, 111., May 22, 1893 (Murch;son) ; Fays Lake, 

 Mich., May 30, 1894 (Watkins) ; Detroit,' Mich., May 21, 1899 

 (Swales) ; Leech Lake, Minn., June 6, 1902 (Currier) ; Julesburg, 

 Colo.. May 17, 1899 (Dawson) ; Alamitos, Los Angeles County, Cal., 

 May 14, 1899 (Robertson) ; Fort Crook, Cal., May 12, 1861 (speci- 



