It's of interest to reflect on species which have not yet been reported at all, or in numbers, in what seems to be shaping up as this "early" spring of 2013. I am thinking of swallows, which do not seem to be around much earlier than "normal." Also Black Swifts (perhaps over Mother's Day with its forecast inclement weather?). Most flycatchers seem on time. Wood Ducks seem unusually sparse. What patterns are shaping up for other observers? Tom L.