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Range Map for Kirtland's Warbler

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Migration

Medium-distance migrant. In spring, males tend to arrive on breeding territories in early May, taking as little as 13 days to migrate northwest from the Bahamas. In fall, most young birds are gone by mid-September; a few adults linger into October.

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