Dear Alex and fellow tweets, within the state, Violet-green Swallows usually show up first, followed shortly after by Tree Swallows. At the Fill, however, usually Tree Swallows show up a little sooner than Violet-greens. Checking my records, the Tree Swallows may actually be a couple days late this year. I often have them showing up closer to February 23, give or take a day. - Connie, Seattle

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> On Feb 27, 2016, at 6:52 AM, Alexandra MacKenzie <mizmak at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I had two Tree Swallows over Union Bay Natural Area (AKA the Montlake
> Fill) on Friday 2/26 as well -- it did seem awfully early for them.
> Perhaps Spring truly has sprung?
>
> Connie Sidles: Do you have your Tree Swallow arrival records handy
> for the Fill?
>
> Cheers,
> Alex MacKenzie
> Seattle WA
> mizmak at gmail.com
>
> On 2/26/16, Martin Muller <martinmuller at msn.com> wrote:
>> Today, 2/26/2016 I had three Tree Swallows feeding over the lake near the
>> Bathhouse Theater between 9:30 and 12:00.
>>
>> Some historical data from my weekly bird censes at the lake (back when):
>> (Keep in mind the birds could have shown up six days before the date given,
>> due to the weekly interval of my counts)
>>
>> 1988: 4/13
>> 1989: 4/12
>> 1990: 5/16
>> 1991: 4/10
>> 1992: 4/8
>> 1993: 4/4
>> 1994: 4/27
>> 1995: 3/22
>> 1996: 3/13
>> 1997: 3/25
>> 1998: 3/18
>> 1999: 3/10
>> 2000: 3/22
>> 2001: 4/4
>>
>>
>> Martin Muller, Seattle
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