Date of Arrival of Purple Martin at Stockton, California
Date of Arrival of Purple Martin at Stockton, Cal.
I have several records of the arrival of Progne subis hesperia in the spring at Stockton, that are earlier than at any locality on the Pacific Coast, from Cape San Lucas northward. The first male arrived on the following dates: March 1, 1879; March 6, 1885; March 5, 1886; March 9, 1900; March 7, 1903; March 2, 1905. On the last date a male and female were seen on their favorite perch near a nesting site which this pair had probably used several summers and are nesting in this summer. I first saw the species at San Jose de1 Cabo, April 29, 1882, and according to Mr. Brewster it did not arrive in the Cape Region of Lower California until April 29, 1887. The Cape Region is about 1200 miles south of Stockton. Progne probably arrives at Stockton by Tehachapi Pass or by some other interior route.
L. BELDING
Stockton, Cal.
