[birding] Violet-green & Tree Swallows at E.E. Wilson, Benton Co.

[Karan & Jim Fairchild]

Hi all-

  About 5:30 this afternoon, while driving along Reservoir Road north of Philomath, I became aware of a large flock of swallows 
flying over the road and nearby fields, looked like one hundred or more.  There was no place to stop to check them out better, but I 
think, from the location and numbers and "jizz", that they were VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS.  It was very exciting in any case!

Karan Fairchild
Benton County

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel Geier" <joel.geier at peak.org>
To: "Oregon Birders OnLine" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>; "MidValley Birds" <list at midvalleybirding.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:20 PM
Subject: [birding] Violet-green & Tree Swallows at E.E. Wilson, Benton Co.


| Hello folks,
|
| This afternoon about 70 TREE SWALLOWS and 10 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were
| foraging over ponds at the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area in Benton Co. north
| of Corvallis. The Violet-Greens are a couple of days ahead of the
| average arrival date for the Corvallis area, based on Alan McGie's
| phenology (www.oregonbirds.org/phenology.html).
|
| I looked for but couldn't relocate the Swamp Sparrow that was in the
| south end of the wildlife area in mid-February.
|
| The TRUMPETER SWAN flock near Airlie was still around on Wednesday (25
| Feb) but I haven't checked on them since then. They usually depart about
| when the first Rufous Hummingbirds show up.
|
| Happy spring migration,
| Joel
|
| --
| Joel Geier
| Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
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