This evening, between roughly 6 to 6:15 PM, I was surprised to see dozens of
chimney swifts over Arlington, from Ballston southwest to Glencarlyn. They
were in small groups averaging 2-4, and the general movement indeed seemed to
be
toward the south. This seems almost two weeks late to me. It would be
interesting to see if a lot of them pass through southside Virginia tomorrow.
Also out and about in large numbers this evening were large flocks of Robins
and Starlings, not so interesting. Cheers,
Steve Young
Arlington
