Of course I wrote the sudden rash of reports in late
December and early November when I meant to say late
December and early January.

My apologies

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
Phainopepla at yahoo.com


--- Michael Dossett <phainopepla at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Tweets,
>
> On the contrary, I think at this time we have to
> assume that most of these birds DID migrate. The
> lack
> of reports in many areas from October through late
> December followed by the sudden rash of reports in
> late December and early November indicates that
> these
> birds were not present before. I sincerely doubt
> that
> the birds were present all along and never reported
> by
> anyone until January. A similiar phenomenon occured
> last winter here as well as in British Columbia and
> Oregon. If you recall, the first part of the winter
> recieved no Barn Swallow reports and then in late
> December and early January there were reports of
> small
> groups followed by larger numbers later on in the
> winter. This is the same pattern that we are seeing
> this winter.
>
> In short, I think given the lack of reports until
> late
> December followed by the sudden spate of them is not
> due to lack of coverage or observer effort, but
> indeed
> reflects the likely-hood that these birds migrated
> back north several months early rather than never
> leaving at all.
>
> Michael Dossett
> Bothell, WA
> phainopepla at yahoo.com
>
> --- Blake Iverson <coopershwk at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > These birds probably didn't migrate, they just
> > stayed the winter here.
> >
> > Blake Iverson
> > Arlington, WA
> > coopershwk at hotmail.com
> >
> >
>
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