Hi Darlene:
Tree Swallow is our most common winter swallow down here in SW FL.
Flocks of 100,000 can sometimes be seen and when they get into a giant
vortex and descend on a wax myrtle, now that's something to behold! As
far as I'm aware, TRSWs are the only bird species that can
successfully digest wax. Purple Martins arrive as early as the first
week of January. They are our earliest returning migrant. . . .
Cheers.
Vince
Vincent Lucas
Naples, FL
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> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:25:58 -0500
> From: Darlene Sillick <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Weather watch
>
> Speaking of Swallows...Last week I was in FL and while at Sanibel I
> watched
> a flock of 600 to 800 Tree Swallows flying low over a marsh area and
> acting
> like a flowing huge flock of blackbirds with their turning and
> twisting.
>
> I also saw Purple Martins at two locations.
>
> Darlene Sillick
> Powell, Ohio
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Andy
> Sewell
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:49 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Weather watch
>
> Just to add some detail to Bill's email, a Barn Swallow was seen
> yesterday in Marquette, Michigan, and local birders there speculate it
> had been blown in with southerly winds.
>
> Andy Sewell
> Columbus, Ohio
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Bill Whan
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:39 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Weather watch
>
> Forecasters are employing some seldom-used words to describe
> tomorrow's
> front, which is to deliver very quickly a large mass of warm wet air
> from the Gulf coast between Texas and Mississippi. There is talk of
> possible tornadoes and Ike-like winds of 60-70 mph. Check the
> "Forecast
> Discussion" page on your local Weather Service site for details.
> This will in all likelihood blow in some out-of-range birds,
> and
> there
> is a small chance some will be seen by knowledgeable people and
> reported. Ugly weather will persuade most of us to stay inside during
> the passage, but we might see some interesting things after things
> calm
> down. Keep an eye open for the unusual, but
> Stay safe,
> Bill Whan
> Columbus
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