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Identifier: birdlore81906nati (find matches)
Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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innell, 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, 1885April 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, 1889May 3,.1888May s, 1887May 4, 1896 FALL MIGRATION The Cerulean Warbler is one of the earliest to start south and reachesthe 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.
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Bird-Lores Seventh Christmas Bird Census THE plan of reporting ones observations afield on Christmas Day hasmet with such cordial and practical endorsement by bird studentsthroughout the country that Bird-Lores Christmas Bird Censusmay now be considered a fixed event, which increases in interest as theaccumulating records give additional material for comparison. From a totalof twenty-five lists received in 1900, it has grown to ninety-nine lists in1905. Reference to the February, 1901-1906 numbers of Bird-Lore willacquaint one with the nature of the report of the days hunt which wedesire; but to those to whom none of these issues is available, we may ex-plain that such reports should be headed by a brief statement of the characterof the weather, whether clear, cloudy, rainy, etc. ; whether the ground isbare or snow-covered, the direction and force of the wind, the temperatureat the time of starting, the hour of starting and of returning. Then shouldbe given, in the order of the A. O.

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