Our barn swallows left yesterday, some may have left a few days earlier but
there was a core group that waited until sometime during the day to
depart. I had counted 3 individuals in the spring, there may have been
more that straggled in. A couple of weeks ago I counted around 40
individuals,
I see hundreds of tree swallows, mixed with barn swallows, over mown fields
during August.
On Aug 29, 2014, at 11:14 AM, Tobias Dean wrote:
Our barn swallows left yesterday, some may have left a few days earlier but
there was a core group that waited until sometime during the day to depart.
After nesting, Tree Swallows tend to join large roosts in wetlands. During the
daytime, they leave the roost and disperse (often large distances) to feeding
areas, which is why we still may see them over our fields in the summer,
post-breeding. Then in the evening they all head toward the
Hello all,
Today on Mundy walk I saw a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher actively fly -catching
near the overlook (I don't remember the name of the person in whose honor it is
built) over Fall Creek. Also there were three Carolina Wrens calling from
different locations in the Mundy and from behind Vet
Jim Tarolli tells me it was not at Sodus Pt this morning. I've added more
photos of the Knot with other shorebirds, plus some great ones of Semipalmated
Plover. Speaking of semipalmated, it appears in my photos that Lesser
Yellowlegs also has semi-p feet (which I did not know). Also a few
This morning I found a small monarch caterpillar in an unlikely spot
downtown, and my untrained instinct tells me it's unlikely to survive to
adulthood at this location, so if anyone is up for it, I think it would be
a good idea/opportunity for someone to effect some level of rescue,
anything from
