Hello Tweets,
On my way to Tulalip this morning I encountered several groups of swallows
along Home Acres road between Snohomish and Everett. I had 5 unidentified
swallows fly over the road while I was driving a week ago, but fortunately
today's birds were much more cooperative. There were about five Tree
Swallows, but the vast majority (~20) were Barn Swallows.

I initially thought there was a Cliff Swallow with them, but fortunately
almost all the birds perched on a fence close to the road and I was able to
examine them closely with my scope. Most of the Barn Swallows were in their
quite-confusing brown plumage (I believe this is first-winter plumage, but
I could be wrong) and many foreheads were bleached enough to be completely
white, much like a Cliff Swallow. Other birds had some resemblance to Bank
Swallows, with a pale throat and "chinstrap". In flight, however, the tail
and flight style made it clear that they were also Barn Swallows.

Josh Adams
Cathcart, WA
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