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204 Bird- Lore FALL MIGRATION — continued

No. of years' Average date of

record last one seen Ottawa, Ont Chicago, III. . . Detroit, Mich. . . Petitcodiac, N. B. . . Montreal, Can. Renovo, Pa. . . Philadelphia, Pa. French Creek. W. Va Raleigh, N. C. . . Mt. Pleasant, S. C. 4 September 29 7 October 1 ro October 3 7 October 6 7 October 10 5 October 9 8 October 17 Latest date of last one seen October 7, 1900 October 10, 1897 October 15, 1905 September 5, 1886 September 24, 1887 October 1 1 , 1897 October 21, 1888 October 15, 1890 November 19, 1885 December 6 CERULEAN WARBLER SPRING MIGRATION Key West, Fla. . . Raleigh, N. C Washington, D. C. Beaver, Pa. . . . Northwestern New York Brownsville, Texas . . Northern Texas . . . New Orleans, La. . . . Eubank, Ky St. Louis, Mo Brookville, Ind. . . Oberlin, Ohio .... Chicago, III. ..... Petersburg, Mich. . . Detroit, Mich. . . . Southern Ontario . . . Grinnell, Iowa .... Lanesboro, Minn. . . . Onaga, Kans. . ■ . No. of years' Average date of Earliest date of record spring arrival spring arrival April 16, 1887 May 8, 1893 4 May 8 May 5, 1888 6 May 1 April 28, 1890 3 May 7 May 5, 1885 April 14, 1890 3 April 19 April 15, 1887 2 April 9 April 8, 1898 5 April 15 April 5, 1892 5 April 17 April 12, 1897 6 April 27 April 19, 1889 9 May 3 April 29, 1899 4 May 14 May 11, 1893 10 May 2 April 25, 1886 7 May 5 May 1, 1904 6 May 7 Mav 3, 1889 May 3,. 1888 May s, 1887 May 4, 1896 FALL MIGRATION The Cerulean Warbler is one of the earliest to start south and reaches the coast of Louisiana and Mississippi on dates ranging, in different years, from July 12 to 29. The birds are most numerous there early in August. The latest migrants have been noted at London, Ontario, September 1, 1900; Livonia, Mich., September 1, 1892; Beaver, Pa., September 14, 1889; Berwyn, Pa., September 27, 1889; Eubank, Ky., September 14, 1887; Chester County, S. C, as late as October 22.