[TN-Bird] Swallow Bonanza
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:22:17 -0400 (EDT)
Sept. 19, 2011
Tiptonville, TN
I called Nancy Moore and she joined me to try to relocate the Cave Swallow
among the hoards of swallows. Finally, after much searching, we had all 6
species of swallows on the same power line. Nancy was able to pick out the
immature Cave while it sat next to Cliff Swallows. The pale collar, throat
and light flush of color down its flanks plus the light auricular made for
nice definitive scope comparison.
The Sunday parade of vehicles kept the birds flying off their perches with
every pass and the mix was hard to un-scramble. I only found the bird four
times in about 3 hours. There may have been 2 birds but the wind, rain and
gray overcast kept me from seeing separating details as the birds most of
the times returned to perch some distance away from us on the power lines
at the River Park Landing.
Good Birding!!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd.
Bartlett, TN. 38135
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