Hi all, I would suggest also to be aware of other kinds of swallows too (that could be seen only in dreams). I saw three swallows, size of Alpine swifts, long wide forked tail, overall light greyish (neutral grey), underside of the tails had large round white spots. When I first saw one in some distance, I thought it was a barn swallow, but as they came closer they looked different. Next thought was may be they are Cave Swallows. Then they landed on some sort of structures meant for chandeliers on Cornell university property, a theater of some kind, which overlooked Cayuga Lake. I watched them for sometime and then I wished I had got my camera with me! Later I met Jay McGowan and I mentioned him to about theses birds and asked home go look for them (in dream as well).
Well, I may call them long-tailed greyish swift swallows! But they were beautiful birds! I dreamt about these birds Saturday morning, and that was the only bird worth mentioning for Saturday. Apart from dream, during day time, yesterday morning on my walk to work, hundreds of Robins were all along East Ithaca recreation path and near my house. They were very noisy, chattering and chasing each other. A couple of them were singing. I think warm weather made them get excited and sing! My regular Mockingbird along the path was somewhere else, but landed right in front of me on his bush as passed it and watched me. I did my regular greeting imitations. I am getting interested in this bird's behavior is he really recognizing me or just all these occurrences are by chance. I will keep track of my daily encounters in future provided I walk. I also saw several ( a dozen) TV's migrating against the wind in south easterly direction. One of the TV's came so very close to the window, I could see his eye! I also saw one Darner, and a Colias sp.(sulphur) butterfly heading south! It was beautiful warm day. Meena t 04:48 AM 11/10/2009, Dave Nutter wrote: >It seems to me that the chances of _Southern_ Rough-winged Swallow moving >through here is far more slim, because unlike Cave Swallows, they are >non-migratory and don't breed in the U.S., their range only reaching as >far north as Honduras in Central American and Trinidad on the north coast >of South America according to my admittedly old and limited >information. FWIW, if you see a Rough-wing with a conspicuously pale >grayish rump, a cinnamon throat, whose undertail coverts are thickly >speckled black, and perhaps having a yellowish tinge to the belly, you >have a candidate for Southern Rough-winged Swallow. Otherwise, like >Northerns, Southerns are small swallows (slightly smaller) with a >moderately notched tail, brown above other than the lighter rump, dusky on >the breast and sides, and lighter on the belly. Have they been found in >the U.S.? Recently? >--Dave Nutter > >On Monday, November 09, 2009, at 07:47PM, "Ken Rosenberg" ><[email protected]> wrote: > >I would add that any Rough-winged Swallows should be very carefully > scrutinized as there is a Southern Rough-winged Swallow that moves around > South America as well. > >maybe tomorrow, > >KEN > >At 3:03 PM -0500 11/9/09, Chris Tessaglia-Hymes wrote: >>Keep your eyes open! >> >>I know several of you have been watching and have been checking various >>likely spots, but this is just a reminder to verify the ID on each and >>every swallow (or martin) you see flying by or overhead. >> >>Good birding! >> >>Sincerely, >>Chris T-H >> >>-------- Original Message -------- >>Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Cave Swallows - Hamlin Beach Date: Mon, 9 Nov >>2009 14:15:56 -0500 From: Andy Guthrie >><mailto:[email protected]><[email protected]> To: >><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >><mailto:[email protected]><[email protected]> >> >> >>There has been a nice movement of Cave Swallows at Hamlin Beach so far >>today. Dave Tetlow called me a little before 10 am to say two had >>passed going east. As of noon when I arrived they were up to 8. >>Between about 12:40 and 1:30, several flocks went by, totaling another >>47 birds. All of the latter birds were moving west, a fair ways in >>from the shoreline, and getting pretty high at times. There was also >>a lone Northern Rough-winged Swallow moving east earlier in the >>morning, not associated with any Cave Swallows. >> >>Cheers, >>Andy Guthrie >>Hamlin, NY >> >>_______________________________________________ >>GeneseeBirds-L mailing >>list - <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l >> >>-- >>============================================= >>Christopher T. 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