North American fauna . Shore, Western Shore, and UpperChesapeake sections; uncommon and local in the Piedmont, andRidge and Valley sections (occurring in Frederick and Hagers-town Valleys). Transient: Common in the Eastern Shore section;fairly common in the Upper Chesapeake section and in the tide-water areas of the Western Shore section; uncommon elsewherein the Western Shore section and in the Piedmont, and Ridgeand Valley sections. Wintering: Uncommon in the tidewaterareas of the Eastern Shore, Western Shore, and Upper Chesa-peake sections; rare in the interior of these sections and in theP
North American fauna . Shore, Western Shore, and UpperChesapeake sections; uncommon and local in the Piedmont, andRidge and Valley sections (occurring in Frederick and Hagers-town Valleys). Transient: Common in the Eastern Shore section;fairly common in the Upper Chesapeake section and in the tide-water areas of the Western Shore section; uncommon elsewherein the Western Shore section and in the Piedmont, and Ridgeand Valley sections. Wintering: Uncommon in the tidewaterareas of the Eastern Shore, Western Shore, and Upper Chesa-peake sections; rare in the interior of these sections and in thePiedmont and Ridge and Valley sections. Habitat.—Wood margin, field, shore, and marsh habitats thatare adjacent to tidewater; in the interior, also occurs sparinglyin Frederick and Washington Counties in agricultural fields andfield borders. Nesting season.—Late March to late June (nesting peak, lateApril to early June). Extreme egg dates (27 nests) : March 30. 222 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA 62, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. Figure 37.—Breeding range of Fish Crow. 1864, in Montgomery County, near the District of Columbia line(USNM—T. B. Rice) and June 8, 1894, in Worcester County(Kirkwood, 1895). Extreme nestling dates (4 nests): May 14,1932, in Anne Arundel County (M. B. Meanley) and June 8,1894, in Worcester County (Kirkwood, 1895). Spring migration.—Normal period: February 1-10 to May1-10; peak, March 1 to April 15. Fall migration.—Normal period: September 20-30 to Decem-ber 15-25; peak, October 20 to December 10. Maximum counts.—Spring: 250 at Aliens Fresh, CharlesCounty, on March 29, 1953 (J. W. Terborgh) ; 160 in TalbotCounty on April 2, 1946; 125 in Worcester County on April 7,1946. Fall: 75 in southern Dorchester County on November 27,1954; 50 in the District of Columbia on October 13, 1950 (I. ). Winter: 200 in the District of Columbia on December23, 1906 (W. L. McAtee) ; 175 at Pt. Lookout, St. Marys County,on December 23,1938 (Christmas count) ; 103 at th
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