Hi All

I just want to thank everybody for bringing this phenomena to my attention. I
happened to be outside at 3 AM the other morning and when there was a lull in
the traffic noise I could hear them. First time ever. Neat!

Roger Craik
Maple Ridge BC

Kelly Cassidy wrote:

> >Vickie, I'd have to go with violet-greens, too. I hear those damn things
> all
> >too many mornings well before dawn. I like them during the day, but I
> don't
> >like anything that wakes me up at that hour of the morning. None of my
> >birding friends have ever been waked up by violet-greens, so I was glad to
> >get confirmation (but sorry that they're waking you and Kelly up, too).
> >
> >Ruth (not a morning person) Taylor
> >Seattle
>
> Ruth! Ruth! Ruth! Can there be anything more pleasant than drowsily
> laying in bed at 3 AM with the window open on a cool Seattle summer night,
> listening to the chatter of a swooping flock of swallows?
>
> Well, OK, maybe there are a FEW things more pleasant, but not many.
>
> Kelly (wake me up anytime, as long as I'm in bed by 9) Cassidy
> Seattle