Another really good field mark for Violent-greens is the white which extends around the eyes, unlike Tree Swallows which has the darker color around the eyes.

Michael Brown
Puyallup, WA

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> On Mar 22, 2014, at 12:21 PM, NIKKI <sailorgirlinconecticut at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Never seen them before, I went through Sibley to try and ID, the only ones I see with white patches is the Violet Green. I seen 2 Violet Green Swallow? Bluish in color flying very fast around the house. both had white patches on the rump flying so fast the white could have extended all the way across. Getting pictures of these guys in flight is next to impossible but will try
> Nikki
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