FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Chimney Swift in Suffolk & a look at arrival dates

["Les Willis" <leswillis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all,

Looking for a diversion from work, my open window alerts me to the first
Chimney Swift of the year.  I know there have been others already farther
north, but . . .

I try to keep track of arrival dates here in Suffolk and CHSW is an easy
one - not hard to miss their twittering even if you can't escape to go
birding!

Here are the past few years here in Suffolk in order of Month/Day:

1995    06-Apr-95
2005    07-Apr-05
1993    10-Apr-93
1998    10-Apr-98
2004    10-Apr-04
1996    13-Apr-96
1997    13-Apr-97
2003    14-Apr-03
2000    15-Apr-00
1994    19-Apr-94

Just for fun, here are my data on Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (first one
yesterday!), also a good bird to judge spring:

1997    18-Mar-97
1998    27-Mar-98
2003    27-Mar-03
2004    27-Mar-04
1994    28-Mar-94
2001    01-Apr-01
1995    03-Apr-95
2005    06-Apr-05
1996    12-Apr-96
1993    14-Apr-93
2000    15-Apr-00

And Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1st on Apr 5 this year):

2000    28-Mar-00
2004    03-Apr-04
2005    05-Apr-05
1997    20-Apr-97
1996    21-Apr-96
2003    02-May-03
1994    08-May-94
1998    13-May-98

Good Birding!

Les Willis
Suffolk, VA
leswillis@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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