Michael Price wrote:
>The earliest *known* migrant arrival date in the GVCA is still that of Tree
>Swallow, February 21, although there is strong evidence that some seabirds
>actually migrate into the GVCA before that. The abrupt appearance in mid-
>to late February of Common Loons and Horned and Red-necked Grebes in mid-
>to well-advanced Alternate Molt amidst local birds in Definitive Basic that
>they will retain for at least another four to six weeks before beginning
>molt strongly suggests that actual northbound migration begins about Feb.
>10-15.

Tree Swallows were reported from Reifel Refuge on Friday (9th) and Saturday
(10th).


Eric Greenwood
Vancouver, B.C.
egreenw at helix.net