North American fauna . ay 30, 1917,in Prince Georges County (W. L. McAtee, A. Wetmore); May 26,1952, in Baltimore County (Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Cole). Fall migration.—Normal period: September 15-25 to October15-25; peak, September 25 to October 15. Extreme arrival date:September 12, 1943, in Prince Georges County. Extreme depart-ure dates: October 30,1927, in Baltimore County (F. C. Kirkwood,J. M. Sommer) ; October 30, 1943, in Prince Georges County. Maximum counts.—Spring: 4 along the C. and O. Canal, Mont-gomery County, on May 10, 1952 (P. A. DuMont); 3 at Rosedale,Baltimore County, on May 6, 1
North American fauna . ay 30, 1917,in Prince Georges County (W. L. McAtee, A. Wetmore); May 26,1952, in Baltimore County (Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Cole). Fall migration.—Normal period: September 15-25 to October15-25; peak, September 25 to October 15. Extreme arrival date:September 12, 1943, in Prince Georges County. Extreme depart-ure dates: October 30,1927, in Baltimore County (F. C. Kirkwood,J. M. Sommer) ; October 30, 1943, in Prince Georges County. Maximum counts.—Spring: 4 along the C. and O. Canal, Mont-gomery County, on May 10, 1952 (P. A. DuMont); 3 at Rosedale,Baltimore County, on May 6, 1950 (D. A. Jones). Fall: 9 or 10in Dulaney Valley, Baltimore County, on October 4, 1896 (F. ) ; 6 at College Park, Prince Georges County, on Septem-ber 26, 1952 (C. L. Clagett); 4 near Emmitsburg, FrederickCounty, on October 10, 1953 (J. W. Richards). SWAMP SPARROW Me/osp/za georgiana (Latham) Status.—Breeding (see fig. 68) : Common in the Allegheny 370 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA 62, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. Figure 68.—Breeding range of Swamp Sparrow. Mountain section at elevations above 2400 feet; fairly commonlocally in the Eastern Shore section, occurring in the marshes alongthe Nanticoke River in the vicinity of Vienna (Bond and Stewart,1951) ; also occurs in the Elk River marshes near Elkton. Trans-ient: Common, locally abundant, in the Eastern Shore, WesternShore, and Upper Chesapeake sections; fairly common in thePiedmont, Ridge and Valley, and Allegheny Mountain : Common, locally abundant, in the Eastern Shore sec-tion ; fairly common in the Western Shore and Upper Chesapeakesections; uncommon in the Piedmont section; rare in the Ridgeand Valley section. Habitat.—Marshes and sedge meadows with open growth ofshrubs and small trees. Nesting season.—Probably mid-May to mid-July. Extremeegg dates (7 nests) : June 5, 1917 (J. M. Sommer), and June 22,1946, in Garrett County. Extreme nestling dates (3 nests) : June10, 1956 (G. H. Cole), and
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