North American fauna . ch pine, scrub pine, and Spanish oak) in Prince Georges County in (2 in 20 acres) in mature scrub pine stand in Prince Georges County in1946. Maximum counts (nonbreeding).—Spring: 250 at Point Look-out, St. Marys County, on April 9, 1953 (J. Hailman) ; 50 inCharles County on March 29, 1953 (J. W. Terborgh); 15 atPatuxent Refuge on April 6, 1947. Fall: 20 at Patuxent Refugeon September 27, 1947. Winter (Christmas counts) : 11 in theOcean City area on December 27, 1955; 4 in the St. Michaels area,Talbot County, on December 29, 1953. 298 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA 62, FIS
North American fauna . ch pine, scrub pine, and Spanish oak) in Prince Georges County in (2 in 20 acres) in mature scrub pine stand in Prince Georges County in1946. Maximum counts (nonbreeding).—Spring: 250 at Point Look-out, St. Marys County, on April 9, 1953 (J. Hailman) ; 50 inCharles County on March 29, 1953 (J. W. Terborgh); 15 atPatuxent Refuge on April 6, 1947. Fall: 20 at Patuxent Refugeon September 27, 1947. Winter (Christmas counts) : 11 in theOcean City area on December 27, 1955; 4 in the St. Michaels area,Talbot County, on December 29, 1953. 298 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA 62, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PRAIRIE WARBLER Dendroica discolor (Vieillot) Status.—Breeding (see fig. 56) : Common in the Eastern Shore,Western Shore, and Ridge and Valley sections; fairly common(locally) in the Piedmont section; rare in the Upper Chesapeakeand Allegheny Mountain sections. Transient: Uncommon in theEastern Shore, Western Shore, Piedmont, and Ridge and Valleysections; rare in the Upper Chesapeake LEGENDJq Principal RangeLocal Record Figure 56.—Breeding range of Prairie Warbler. Habitat.—Especially characteristic of abandoned fields withopen stands of young pine, including scrub pine, pitch pine, andloblolly pine; also occurs locally in abandoned fields with openstands of young sweetgum, in brushy cut-over or burned-overupland forests, and in weedy or abandoned orchards. Nesting season.—Mid-May to late July (nesting peak, lateMay to early July). Extreme egg dates (30 nests) : May 14, 1891(W. B. Barrows), and July 19, 1926 (S. F. Blake), in the Districtof Columbia. Extreme nestling dates (20 nests) : May 25, 1949,in Prince Georges County (E. C. Robbins) and July 12, 1947, inBaltimore County (H. Kolb). Spring migration.—Normal period: April 15-25 to May 15-25;peak, April 25 to May 15. Extreme arrival dates: April 12, 1883, BIRDS OF MARYLAND AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 299 in the District of Columbia (H. W. Henshaw) ; April 12, 1949, inAnne Arundel Coun
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