Here also! We had three, swooping all over and checking the nest boxes. It
was indeed a joy to hear and seen them, and they are also later arriving than
usual. Also the first male rufous hummer going to the feeders and hanging
around. One zipped thru 2 days ago.
Karan Fairchild
6 mi SW of Philomath, Benton County
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Mark J. Greenfield
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 12:02 PM
To: OBOL
Subject: [obol] FOY Tree Swallows
Today just seemed like the right kind of day for the tree swallows to return.
So I went outside to look, and voila, there they were, one to two dozen of
them. FINALLY. Last year they arrived on February 23. The year before, February
16. They are out and about, checking out the nest boxes. What a joy to see
them. I thought I might have spotted a VG swallow at a distance, but I couldn’t
get a good enough view of it and did not hear a different call. So I am not
ready to say they are back yet. Typically, the violet green’s arrive here a
week or two (or more) later than the tree swallows.
Mark J. Greenfield
14745 NW Gillihan Road
Portland, Oregon 97231
(503) 227-2979
markgreenfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx