Life histories of North American woodpeckersBent, Arthur Cleveland
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Life histories of North American woodpeckers
Bent, Arthur Cleveland
Birds -- North America; Woodpeckers -- North America
In addition to the winter range above given, it also has been noted
casually at this season in eastern Kansas and Nebraska, southeastern
South Dakota (Yankton, January 2, 1929, and the winter of 1936-37);
North Dakota (Grafton, specimen collected January 24, 1905); Minnesota
(frequent in the southern part); Wisconsin (occasional north to
Meriden and New London); southern Michigan (Grand Rapids, Lansing,
and Detroit); southern Ontario (Coldstream, Toronto, and Kingston);
southern Vermont (Bennington); and Massachusetts (Boston).
_Migration._--The migrations of the red-headed woodpecker are
imperfectly understood, and, as will be noted from the numerous casual
winter records, individuals of this species sometimes winter north
almost to the limits of the breeding range. This makes difficult the
designation of early and late dates of migration. Nevertheless, the
following dates may be considered representative of most seasons in
that portion of the range where the species is normally migratory:
_Spring migration._--Early dates of arrival are: New Jersey--Elizabeth,
February 27; New Providence, March 13; Cape May, March 27. Northwestern
Pennsylvania--Beaver, April 15. New York--Penn Yan, April 3; West
Brighton, April 12; Syracuse, April 14. Connecticut--Fairfield, March
2; Meriden, March 28. Massachusetts--Bernardstown, April 4; Russell,
April 21. Vermont--St. Johnsbury, April 19. Maine--Lewiston, May 8;
Portland, May 15. Quebec--Montreal, May 7. Ohio--Wauseon, March 7.
Michigan--Saginaw, March 9; Sault Ste. Marie, May 22. Ontario--London,
March 13; Hamilton, April 15; Toronto, April 26. Wisconsin--Ladysmith,
April 23. Minnesota.--Redwing, March 30; St. Cloud, April 1;
Hutchinson, April 14. Kansas--Fort Hays, April 11; Bendena, April 13;
Harper, April 25. Nebraska--Omaha, April 29; Neligh, May 3; Scribner,
May 7. South Dakota--Yankton, April 13; Vermillion, April 29; Sioux
Falls, May 4. North Dakota--Jamestown, April 21; Argusville, May 8;
Fargo, May 9. Manitoba--East Kildonan, May 6; Aweme, May 19. New
Mexico--Glenrio, April 26. Colorado (occasionally winters)--Burlington,
May 7; Lamar, May 11; Denver, May 15. Wyoming--Laramie Peak, May 2;
Careyhurst, May 15; Torrington, May 17. Montana--Albion, May 19; Fort
Custer, May 20.
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