I heard Violet-green Swallows today in the neighborhood I grew up in In Corvallis. They typically appeared in mid-March, after the Tree Swallows, forty years ago. I was truly convinced for several seconds, until I stepped to the right and saw a Starling previously hidden by another tree. Lars OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx