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BULLETIN 292, U. S. DEPAETMEXI OF AGRICULTURE. 
It ranges commonly in winter to the Gulf coast from Florida to 
Texas, less commonly to Lake Okechobee (Phelps) and Key West 
(Scott). A few were noted on the north coast of Cuba at Cardenas 
and Matanzas Bay, and the species was once found in the market at 
Habana (Gundlach) ; once, in 1888, near Nassau, Bahamas (Cory); and 
a few in Bermuda. November 4 to March 19, where it was more than 
usually common the fall of 1875 (Reid) . In Texas it has been reported 
south to Corpus Christi (Saunders) and to Fort Brown (Merrill). A 
few pass south of the United States to Progreso. Yucatan. March 22 
(Stone) : the mouth of the Colorado River (Rhoads) : Cerros Island, 
Lower California. January. 1885 (Bryant), and a few at the Tres 
Marias. May 22. 1S97 (Xelson\ The European birds winter south 
to the Mediterranean and Caspian Seas. 
Spring migration of the herring gull. 
Num- 
ber of 
years' 
"rec- 
ords. 
"dlw Earliest date 
Si! » 
Renovo, Pa 
Montreal, Canada. . 
Quebec City, Can- 
ada 
Godbout, Quebec. 
Pietou, Nova Scotia 
North Hirer, Prince 
Edward Island... 
Ottawa, Ontario. . . 
Madison, Wis 
Heron Lake, Minn. 
Harrisburg. N. Dak. 
Awerne, Manitoba. 
Indian Head, Sas- 
katchewan (near) 
Osier, Saskatche- 
wan 
Edmonton, Alberta 
(near) 
Peb. 17 Peb. 5.1911 
i Apr. 22 Apr. 13,1892 
Apr. 10,1901 
Apr. 3.1svS 
Apr. 8,189b 
Apr. 1,1887 
Mar. 13,1894 
Mar. 2. 1904 
Mar. 20,1889 
Apr. 3. 1904 
Apr. 2, 1906 
Apr. 19,1910 
May 1,1893 
3 May 2 May 1,1911 
Place. 
Athabaska Paver. 
Alberta, latitude 
Port Resolution, 
Mackenzie 
Fort Simpson, 
Mackenzie 
Pelly Lake, Yukon. 
Port Enterprise, 
Mackenzie 
Igloolik, Franklin. . 
Winter Island, 
Franklin 
Bay of Mercy, 
Franklin * . . 
Prince of Wales 
Strait, Franklin.. 
Num- 
ber of 
years' 
" rec- 
ords. 
Average 
date of 
spring 
arrival. 
Earliest date 
of spring 
arrival. 
May 22 
May 
7,1901 
May 
17,1860 
Mav 
May 
14,1868 
16, 1S93 
May 
Apf. 
21,1910 
19, 1S23 
May 
3.1S22 
May 
31, 1S52 
June 
7,1851 
Place. 
Num- 
|ber of i 
years' 
!*ree- | 
oris. 
Average 
date of 
the last 
one seen. 
Latest date 
of the last 
one seen. 
Tortugas, Fla 
Clearwater Harbor, 
Fla 
Cumberland, Ga. . . 
Charleston, S.C.... 
Pea Island, N.C... 
Waver ly, W. Va. .. 
Washington. D. C 
Baltimore, Md 
Beaver, Pa 
Erie. Pa 
Penovo, Pa 
Apr. 27,1914 
Mar. 
Apr. 
27 
Apr. 10 
Apr. 2C 
Mav 21 
Apf. 16 
Mav 2 
Mav 3 
Mar. 25 
Mav 10 
Mav 2S 
Apr. 
Mav 
MaV 
1SS6 
1902 
1910 
::-:: 
1906 
1887 
1>97 
1S90 
1875 
1907 
Place. 
Sis 
lords". 0Eeseea - 
N. J. 
Jersey City 
(near)./.. 
Central New York. . 
Providence, R. I. 
(near) 
Woods Hole. Mass. . 
New Orleans, La._- 
Bay St. Louis, Miss. 
Brazos, Tex 
St. Louis. Mo 
Chicago, 111 
Mav 10 
May 15 
May 13 
June il 
Apr. 15 
Apr. 23 
Latest date 
of the last 
one seen. 
Mav 14.1910 
June 2, 1906 
June 12,1900 
Julv 4, 1904 
25, 1S94 
26.1902 
24. 1S53 
2S.1S<7 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Mav 
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