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SPRING MIGRATION NOTES OF THE CHICAGO AREA 
1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 . 1919 1920 
214. Sora Porzana Carolina 
Apr. 25 Apr. 24 Apr. 25 Apr. 20 May 11 May 10 Apr. 24 
Common summer resident. 
219 Florida Gallinule Gallinula galeata 
Apr. 28 May 8 May 20 May 11 May 15 
Fairly common summer resident. 
221 Coot Fulica americona 
Mar. 31 Feb. 28 Mar. 21 Mar. IS Mar. 23 Mar. 10 Mar. 31 Mar. 14 
Common summer resident. 
224. Wilson's Plialarope Steganopus tricolor 
May 9 May 20 
Nests in the Calumet region. 
228 Woodcock Philoliela minor 
Apr. 4 May 26 Mar. 25 Mar. 23 May 11 M-y 17 May 12 
Not uncommon summer resident. 
230 Wilson's Snipe • Gallinago delicata 
Mar. 29 Apr. 10 Apr. 7 Apr. 16 Mar. 24 Apr. 13 May 4 Mar. 31 
Common migrant, 
2 32 Long-billed Dowitcher Macroramphus griseus scolopaceus 
May 14 
Very rare migrant -'"about seven seen at Calumet May 14, 19 20, cf which 
one, a fine adult female was taken, and is now in the collection of N. F. 
Leopold. 
239. Pectoral Sandpiper Piscbia niaculata 
Apr. 18 Apr. 19 Apr. 5 Mar. 26 May 8 
Common n:igi£nt. 
242. Least Sandpiper Pisobia minutilla 
May 19 May 20 May 19 
Common migrant. 
243a. Red-backed Sandpiper . Pelidna alpina sakhalina 
May 26 - 
Not uncommon migrant. A flock of six was seen at Jackson Park, in 
October, 1916. 
246. Semipalmated Sandpiper Ereunetes pusillus 
May 24 
Common migrant, seen more often in fall than in spring. 
248. "Vanderling Calidris leucophaea 
May 22 . May 24 
Common migrant, seen more often in August, September and October. 
2 54. Greater Yellowlegs Totanus melanoleucus 
May 3 Apr. 2 2 Apr. 2 9 Apr. 11 
Common migrant, but less common than the succeeding species. 
25 5. Yellowlegs Totanus flavipes 
. Apr. 28 Apr. 21 May 6 Apr. 2 6 May 6 May 14 
Common migrant. 
