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Approximate Dates When Birds Begin to Nest

THESE DATES APPLY TO THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK (WITHIN ONE HUNDRED MILES OF THE CITY) EXCEPT WHEN THE BIRD'S RANGE IS NOT WITHIN THAT AREA, OR WHEN OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

January: First week. 352 Bald Eagle (Fla.)

February: Fourth week. 349 Golden Eagle (Cal.)

February: Fourth week. 375 Great Horned Owl

February: Fourth week. 484 Canada Jay (Me.)

February: Fourth week. 521 American Crossbill

March: First week. 328 White-tailed Kite (S. C.)

March: First week. 331 Marsh Hawk

March: First week. 362 Audubon's Caracara

March: Second week. 368 Barred Owl

March: Third week. 367 Short-eared Owl (Ohio)

March: Third week. 474b Prairie Horned Lark (Iowa)

March: Fourth week. 372 Sawwhet Owl

March: Fourth week. 373 Screech Owl

March: Fourth week. 392 Ivory-billed Woodpecker (?)

Some time during March. 326 Black Vulture

330 Swallow-tailed Kite

339a Florida Red-shouldered Hawk (Fla.)

356 Duck Hawk (Southern States)

395 Red Cockaded Woodpecker (?)

479 Florida Jay (Fla.)

729 Brown-headed Nuthatch

April: First week. 316 Mourning Dove

April: First week. 332 Sharped-shinned Hawk

April: First week. 337 Red-tailed Hawk

April: First week. 343 Broad-winged Hawk

April: First week. 366 American Long-eared Owl

April: First week. 488 American Crow

April: First week. 766 Bluebird

April: Second week. 360 American Sparrow Hawk

April: Second week. 456 Phoebe

April: Second week. 727 White-breasted Nuthatch

April: Second week. 761 American Robin

April: Third week. 300 Ruffed Grouse

April: Third week. 305 Prairie Hen (Kansas)

April: Third week. 333 Cooper's Hawk

April: Third week. 365 American Barn Owl

April: Third week. 511 Purple Grackle

April: Third week. 547 Henslow's Sparrow (III.)

April: Third week. 593 Cardinal

April: Fourth week. 329 Mississippi Kite

April: Fourth week. 364 American Osprey; Fish Hawk

April: Fourth week. 394 Downy Woodpecker

April: Fourth week. 663 Yellow-throated Warbler

Some time during April. 289a Florida Bob-white (Fla.)

320 Ground Dove

325 Turkey Vulture

327 Swallow-tailed Kite

339 Red-shouldered Hawk

378a Florida Burrowing Owl (Fla.)

416 Chuck-will's-widow (Fla.)

513 Boat-tailed Grackle (Fla.)

575a Bachman's Sparrow

731 Tufted Titmouse

May: First week. 390 Belted Kingfisher

May: First week. 406 Red-headed Woodpecker

May: First week. 409 Red-bellied Woodpecker

May: First week. 412 Golden-winged Woodpecker; Flicker.

May: First week. 477 Blue Jay

May: First week. 501 Meadow-lark.

May: First week. 533 Pine Finch; Siskin (New England)

May: First week. 560 Chipping Sparrow

May: First week. 563 Field Sparrow

May: First week. 581 Song Sparrow

May: First week. 613 Barn Swallow

May: First week. 617 Rough-winged Swallow

May: First week. 676 Louisiana Water-thrush

May: First week. 703 Mockingbird (Va.)

May: First week. 718 Carolina Wren

May: Second week. 393 Hairy Woodpecker

May: Second week. 467 Least Flycatcher

May: Second week. 494 Bobolink

May: Second week. 498 Red-winged Blackbird

May: Second week. 542a Savanna Sparrow

May: Second week. 546 Yellow-winged or Grasshopper Sparrow

May: Second week. 584 Swamp Sparrow

May: Second week. 587 Chewink; Towhee

May: Second week. 601 Painted Bunting

May: Second week. 610 Summer Tanager

May: Second week. 611 Purple Martin

May: Second week. 614 Tree Swallow

May: Second week. 616 Bank Swallow

May: Second week. 638 Swainson's Warbler

May: Second week. 652 Yellow Warbler

May: Second week. 654 Black-throated Blue Warbler

May: Second week. 658 Cerulean Warbler (?)

May: Second week. 674 Oven-bird

May: Second week. 675 Water Thrush

May: Second week. 683 Yellow-breasted Chat

May: Second week. 704 Catbird

May: Second week. 705 Brown Thrasher

May: Second week. 721 House Wren

May: Second week. 726 Brown Creeper

May: Second week. 735 Chickadee

May: Second week. 755 Wood Thrush

May: Third week. 289 Bob-white

May: Third week. 388 Black-billed Cuckoo

May: Third week. 420 Nighthawk (New England)

May: Third week. 423 Chimney Swift

May: Third week. 452 Crested Flycatcher

May: Third week. 461 Wood Pewee

May: Third week. 490 Fish Crow

May: Third week. 506 Orchard Oriole

May: Third week. 507 Baltimore Oriole

May: Third week. 517 Purple Finch

May: Third week. 540 Vesper Sparrow

May: Third week. 549 Sharp-tailed Sparrow

May: Third week. 550 Seaside Sparrow

May: Third week. 595 Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May: Third week. 612 Cliff Swallow

May: Third week. 624 Red-eyed Vireo

May: Third week. 627 Warbling Vireo

May: Third week. 631 White-eyed Vireo

May: Third week. 636 Black-and-white Warbler

May: Third week. 639 Bachman's Warbler

May: Third week. 659 Chestnut-sided Warbler

May: Third week. 681 Maryland Yellow-throat

May: Third week. 687 American Redstart

May: Third week. 722 Winter Wren

May: Third week. 724 Short-billed Marsh Wren

May: Third week. 725 Long-billed Marsh Wren

May: Third week. 756 Wilson's Thrush

May: Fourth week. 428 Ruby-throated Hummingbird

May: Fourth week. 444 Kingbird

May: Fourth week. 459 Olive-sided Flycatcher

May: Fourth week. 598 Indigo Bunting.

May: Fourth week. 608 Scarlet Tanager

May: Fourth week. 641 Blue-winged Warbler

May: Fourth week. 648 Parula