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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