Michael Hobbs wrote:

> I led a Seattle Audubon field trip to Spencer Island today, and we saw many of
> the same things. We were able to identify the swallows as BARN SWALLOWS - is
> this my imagination, or is this an astonishingly late date?

Hi Tweeters,

Michael asked if this is late. It is late, however, there are many records of
BARN SWALLOWS from both sides of the mountains throughout all the winter months.
Here are the ones that I have since 1993.

Russell
Olympia WA

Date Number Location, County
11/2/1997 1 Skagit Flats, Skagit
11/2/1997 3 Potholes, Grant
11/5/1999 1 Yakima RD, Benton
11/6/1995 1 Spencer Island, Snohomish
11/8/1998 1 Lummi Flats, Whatcom
11/9/1996 1 Yakima RD, Benton
11/11/1993 4 Everett STP, Snohomish
11/12/1999 1 Yakima RD, Benton
11/16/1993 2 McNary NWR, Walla Walla
11/20/1997 2 Larimer?s Corner, Snohomish
12/3/1997 1 Vancouver, Lake Clark
12/19/1998 1 American, Lake Pierce
12/20/1997 3 Post Office, Lake Clark
12/24/1994 2 McNary NWR, Walla Walla
12/26/1998 1 American Lake, Pierce
12/27/1999 2 American Lake, Pierce
1/1/2000 1 Ridgefield NWR, Clark
1/2/1998 3 Vancouver Lake, Clark
1/20/1996 3 Ridgefield NWR, Clark
1/25/2000 1 Nisqually NWR, Thurston
2/1/1998 2 Blaine, Whatcom
2/13/1997 6 Point No Point, Kitsap
2/16/1995 1 Columbia NWR, Adams/Grant
2/23/2000 4 Nisqually NWR, Thurston