CANADA GOOSE. 
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goose bave been contributed than on any other three waterfowl com- 
bined. A synopsis of the most important of these unto is presented, 
both for the purpose of indicating the time of the principal migration 
movements and also of calling attention t<> the wide differences in tin 1 
records from contiguous localities in the case of a locally distributed 
species like the goose. 
Dates of arrival in spring of the Canada goose. 
ATLANTIC COA81 
Place. 
Central Maryland 
Berwyn, Pa 
Renovo, Pa 
Harts Valley, Pa 
Central Pennsylvania . 
Brie, Pa 
Central New Jersey 
Oak Orchard Light, New York 
Montauk Point, Long island 
Shelter Island. Long Island 
Central New York 
Plattsburg, N. V 
Jewett City. Conn 
Central Connecticut 
Block Island Light, Rhode Island .. 
Framingham, Mass 
Central Massachusetts 
St. .lohtisbury. Vt 
Northern Vermont 
Southern New Hampshire 
Southern Maine 
Plymouth, Me 
Quebec City, Canada 
Moid real. Canada 
God bout, Quebec 
Grand Manan, New Brunswick 
Chat ha in. New Brunswick 
Scotch Lake, New Brunswick 
PictOU, Nova Scotia 
Halifax, Nova Scotia 
North River, Prince Edward Island 
Alherton. Prince Edward Island 
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date ot 
years' 
spring 
arrival. 
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19 
Mar. 17 
4 
Mar. 21 
16 
Mar. 22 
9 
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8 
Feb. 24 
8 
Mar. 11 
20 
Mar. 13 
Mar. 22 
11 
Mar. 19 
17 
Mar. 17 
11 
Mar. 16 
8 
Mar. 26 
19 
Mar. 17 
3 
Mar. 21 
6 
Mar. 23 
13 
Mar. 21 
15 
Mar. 24 
9 
Apr. 1 
12 
Mar. 27 
6 
Mar. 22 
3 
Apr. 8 
5 
Mar. 22 
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5 
9 
5 
4 
8 
Mar. 19 
Mar. 20 
Mar. 7 
Mar. 13 
Mar. 20 
Mar. 19 
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arrival. 
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Feb. 
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Feb. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Jan. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
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Feb. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
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18, 1901 
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2,1902 
1,1890 
1,1890 
15, 1893 
10,1892 
31,1*90 
17,1886 
2, 1902 
1,1890 
21,1898 
20,1887 
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13, 1902 
13,1902 
11,1892 
5.1902 
23,1880 
1,1894 
15,1893 
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1, 1902 
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9. 1888 
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Odin. Ill 
La layette, Ind 
Bloomington, Ind 
New Harmony, Ind 
Frankfort, Ind 
Waterloo. Ind 
Sedan, Ind 
Oberlin, Ohio 
Wauseon, Ohio 
Weymouth, Ohio 
Petersburg, Mich 
Bait le Creek. Mich 
Southern Michigan 
Ottawa. Ontario 
Southern Ontario 
Southern [owa 
Storm Lake, Iowa 
Spirit Lake. Iowa 
Delavan, Wis 
Southern Wisconsin.. 
Heron Lake. Minn 
Lanesboro, Minn 
St. Paul. Minn 
Elk River, Minn 
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Feb. 18, 
Mar. X, 
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