25 August 2018
Hamilton County, TN
I received a report from the Bird Banding Lab that one of the Tree Swallows I
banded was found dead in Rocky Springs, AL. I banded the bird as a nestling at
Chickamauga Dam in 2016, and it was found back on July 10. The bird could have
been migrating, but July 10 is a couple of weeks earlier than usual for the
Chattanooga swallows, so I suspect it was breeding in the area. If so that
means the bird dispersed 68 km!
David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN
