Looks like it to me too Larry, but you know I'm not the expert! The cliff
swallow has the white forehead from running into the cliff; the bank swallow
has a bow tie dressed for work; and the barn swallow has a pitchfork tail. Now
if they will slow down, maybe I can ID one every now and then!
(Also need mnemonics for the other swallow/swift birds!😜)
Kelly
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On May 8, 2017, at 1:28 AM, Larry Basden <larryb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ryner Road up from the Bouie. The first stop on Kelly & Teresa’s field trip
on Saturday.
Larry Basden
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Subject: [pinewoodsaudubon] Re: ID Help
I would say your correct. Where exactly was this at?
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On May 7, 2017, at 9:55 PM, Larry Basden <larryb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As I began reviewing some of the pictures taken on the Saturday field trip
(thanks Kelly and Teresa for a great trip), I found that I had taken a few
pictures of swallows on lines. I thought these were all Barn Swallows but I
have found something that does not fit that ID. It looks like a Cliff
Swallow – I hit on that ID because of the white patch on the forehead. The
first picture is the one that originally caught my eye.
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Not a quality picture (neither picture is quality) but I am hoping that this
is good enough to confirm ID. Cliff Swallow?
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This picture shows 2 Barn Swallows on the left and the bird in question on
the right. Another Cliff Swallow? The coloring on the head looks different
but it does also have a white patch on the forehead. Perhaps the coloring is
just an artifact of the conditions and camera.
Or are the photos not of sufficient quality to ID the birds?
Larry Basden
