Late dates of spring departure from the wintering grounds are: Argentina, French Bay, March 7, and Guamini, March 8.
Cosmopolitan; breeding in Arctic or subarctic regions and wintering mainly south of 40 degrees north latitude.
I have seen birds in Florida as early as February 27; these may have been wintering birds, for the main flight there comes during the latter part of March.
On their wintering grounds they were rather silent, but with the opening of northward migration resumed their habit of uttering musical though noisy calls when disturbed in any manner.
Unlike the other two world-wide species, the Wilson phalarope is a strictly American bird, making its summer home in the interior of North America and wintering in southern South America.
Greater yellow-legs also have been reported as wintering on the coast of British Columbia (Macoun).
Occasionally 10 or 20 gathered in a flock, especially when northward migration was under way in March and April, but when on their wintering grounds it was usual to find two or three in company, seldom more.
From its wintering grounds in Patagonia it must start north even earlier than the preceding species or else it must travel faster.
It is, however, a widely distributed species, breeding not only in Arctic Europe, but also across the greater part of northern Asia, and wintering south to north Africa and southern Asia.
While winteringit became necessary to send a dispatch to St. Louis on the company's business.
Splendid views, however, could not long beguile men who had little to eat, and who had yet a long journey to accomplish in cold, and surrounded by dangers, before reaching the wintering ground.
The Hazaras appear to have been wintering outside their own valley, on the Ghur-bund road, in wait for travellers [cf.
He has conducted two Polar expeditions already, and performed in one of them the unparalleled feat of winteringfour years in Arctic snows.
Yet I had hoped that our winteringwould be near our English friends, that in case of trouble or disease we might mutually sustain each other.
The inhabitants were absent, having, in all probability, departed to theirwintering grounds.
There must be Indians wintering near, in some of these points of wood.
The payment was now over, and the Indians had dispersed and gone to their wintering grounds.
These women often came to lament with us over the sad accounts that were brought from the wintering grounds.
This afforded the opportunity of using Sanders as a witness, and Sutton grasped the opportunity of calling him to testify in regard to wintering Southern cattle in the North.
A peculiar feature of Texas fever was that the very cattle which would impart it on their arrival, after wintering in the North would contract it and die the same as natives.
I have had five years' experience in wintering Texas cattle in this vicinity, and have no hesitancy in saying that it is a matter of the utmost importance that steers should be in the best possible flesh to withstand our winters.
There are half a dozen other boys here whose views on wintering cattle can be had--and they're worth listening to.
If the government can afford to take the risk of wintering cattle in this climate, since there is no other choice, I reckon I'll have to follow suit.
The little attorney was wearing his war-paint, and we all dismounted, when Sanders volunteered some valuable points on the wintering of Texas cattle in the North.
According as we approached, the desolation of the land became more and more apparent, and the prospect of enduring six months’ wintering there would have appalled the stoutest hearts.
FOUND AT LAST The question of our wintering on the land whereon we had been thrown was settled for us.
To linger in this region or to expose ourselves to the danger of wintering out would be to tempt Providence!
Time pressed, and a few days’ delay would have entailed our wintering at the foot of the ice-barrier.
We finally decided to arrange everything with a view to wintering out, even were our ice-mountain again to drift.
As for wintering in that part of the antarctic circle, not a man of us could have survived it.
The fact of Pompeius wintering among the Vaccæi is perhaps in favour of a north-west Segontia; but still I think that Saguntum was the battle-field.
RANGE--Entire North America, wintering in the South and in northern Central America.
RANGE--Eastern North America, breeding from northern United States northward; wintering from about latitude 40° to the Gulf coast.
The wintering of the legions beyond the province was taken to indicate an intention of permanent conquest.
He had made no preparations for wintering in Britain.
The hermit has a wide range, summering up into mid-Canada andwintering in the southern United States and Mexico.
Wintering to South America, the oriole's summer breeding range stretches from Nova Scotia to north Texas.
From these wintering grounds they migrate to nesting grounds in the evergreen forest of the northern states and Canada.
An abundant species, it breeds in brushy, cutover forests and is usually seen by urban dwellers when transient or winteringflocks come into residential areas.
The yellow warbler sings far less while in Central America than many other wintering species.
Owing to the presence of a few wintering individuals, it is difficult to determine when spring migration begins.
Each wintering bird appears to have its own territory, from which it attempts to drive others of its kind.
The only knownwintering place for the Bachman's warbler is the island of Cuba.
About the only food I ever serve to the birds on this table is bananas and occasionally plantains; and my chief guests are tanagers of about half a dozen brilliant kinds, a few finches, honeycreepers, and wintering Baltimore orioles.
From South Carolina southward, as already noted, the species is a permanent resident though the scatteredwintering individuals are quite probably birds that nested in the northern portion of the range.
I have noticed also that the Tennessee warblers chase each other as they forage among the trees in wintering flocks.
The barrier islands, typified by Bull's Island, seem to be favoritewintering localities.
These were either wintering birds or extremely early migrants.
I am following out instructions, and wintering in Labrador fast enough.
Nor did I ever receive any notice of recall, and I did not come back sooner because I have been following your instructions and wintering in Labrador.
The masters of posts and wintering partners of the Companies deemed this criminal indulgence to the vices of their servants necessary to stimulate them to exertion for the interest of their respective concerns.
Chaffinches are found in winter in several of the open spaces where they do not breed, and among other species to be found wintering in the quiet green spots in small numbers are linnets, goldfinches, pipits, and the pied wagtail.
This success moved the Nervii to attack Quintus Cicero, the lieutenant who was wintering with his legion among them.
Only a few stragglers carried the news to Labiénus, who was wintering with a legion among the Remi.
Indeed, I am rather induced to determine on wintering in Madeira, rather than staying at home.
All I ever wish of you with regard to wintering at Keswick is to stay with me till you find the climate injurious.
To rightly get hold of our wintering place one must imagine a low spit of land jutting out into a fiord running, roughly north and south and bounded on both sides by a steep-to coast line indented with glaciers of vast size.
He had vainly searched for a more profitable wintering place, and it was not until February 17 that he got his chance of landing here even.
In regard to the constitution of the wintering party for the second winter, much must remain in doubt.
To continue my narrative: We met Father Joseph, who was returning to Quebec in order to make preparations, and take what he needed for wintering in their country.
With the approach of spring, the Indians, coming in from their wintering grounds, began to appear in small parties about the various forts; but now they seldom entered them, encamping at a little distance in the woods.
He said that he was just returned from his wintering ground.
Should matters turn out badly, a good place for wintering in might be found there.
It was undoubtedly the safest plan to begin at once to prepare for wintering while there was still plenty of game to be had; and this was a good spot to winter in.
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