North American fauna . S. and M. Stauffer) ; 6 on WarriorMountain, Allegany County, on April 28, 1907 (F. C. Kirkwood) ;6 along the Pocomoke River in Worcester County on April 21,1948; 6 at Patuxent Refuge on May 10, 1950. Fall: 9 at PatuxentRefuge on August 21, 1953; 5 in Dulaney Valley, BaltimoreCounty, on August 13, 1899 (F. C. Kirkwood). GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER Vermivora chrysoptera (Linnaeus) Status.—Breeding (see fig. 50) : Fairly common in the Alle-gheny Mountain section, and in the western part of the Ridge andValley section (Allegany County) ; uncommon in western Wash-ington County (wes
North American fauna . S. and M. Stauffer) ; 6 on WarriorMountain, Allegany County, on April 28, 1907 (F. C. Kirkwood) ;6 along the Pocomoke River in Worcester County on April 21,1948; 6 at Patuxent Refuge on May 10, 1950. Fall: 9 at PatuxentRefuge on August 21, 1953; 5 in Dulaney Valley, BaltimoreCounty, on August 13, 1899 (F. C. Kirkwood). GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER Vermivora chrysoptera (Linnaeus) Status.—Breeding (see fig. 50) : Fairly common in the Alle-gheny Mountain section, and in the western part of the Ridge andValley section (Allegany County) ; uncommon in western Wash-ington County (west of Hagerstown Valley). Transient: Fairlycommon in all sections except the Eastern Shore section whereit is rare. Habitat.—Breeding: Brushy cutover oak-chestnut, mixedmesophytic, and bog forests. Transient: Various types of forest,although usually most numerous in flood-plain and swamp forests. Nesting season.—In Garrett County, a nest with eggs wasfound on June 2, 1925, and a nest with young nearly ready to fly. LEGENDGOLDEN-WINGED WARBLEREj^^j Principal Range BLUE-WINGED WARBLER | | Principal Range • Local Record Figure 50.—Breeding ranges of Golden-winged Warbler and Blue-winged Warbler. 276 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA 62, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE on June 16, 1918 (both records by J. M. Sommer). Another nest,containing young, was observed in Garrett County on June 13and June 17, 1956 (G. Knight). Spring migration.—Normal period: April 25-30 to May 10-15; peak, May 1 to May 10. Extreme arrival dates: April 23,1952, in Prince Georges County; April 24, 1924, in the District ofColumbia (M. T. Cooke). Extreme departure dates: May 29,1892, in Baltimore County (W. N. Wholey) ; May 20, 1882, in theDistrict of Columbia (H. W. Henshaw) ; May 20, 1952, in CarolineCounty (A. J. Fletcher, M. W. Hewitt). Fall migration.—Normal period: August 15-20 to September1-10; peak, August 20 to August 30. Extreme arrival dates:August 2, 1896, in Baltimore County (F. C. Kirkwood) ; August6,
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