Swallows showed up early this year in Yakima County. It was snowing
yesterday afternoon while a Violet-green Swallow was trolling with ice
worms at the Poppoff Trail north pond. I first thought its tail had several
very long, white-tipped feathers. Looking at my photos at home, I realized
it was ice build-up -- yet another new thing to me, and a shocking reminder
how vulnerable out-of-season and out-of-place birds are. I also saw 5 Barn
Swallows and 6 more Violet-green. Mike Roper saw a couple of Tree Swallows
a short time earlier.

As usual, there are many intergrade Northern Flickers, Myrtle & Audubon's
& Myrtle x Audubon's Warblers (don't identify by call alone), plus the
Harris's and Red Fox Sparrows at the patch.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/58148027 at N07/38584644970/in/datetaken/

listing.aba.org/ethics/

Good Birding,
Kevin Lucas
Selah, Yakima County, WA
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