RE:[nysbirds-l] on the subject of Barn Swallows

2018-08-07 Thread Grover, Bob
quite anomalous. Bob Grover d +1 (631) 761-7369 | c +1 (516) 318-8536 -Original Message- From: bounce-12274-3714...@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Shaibal Mitra Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 6:10 PM To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu) Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] on the subject of

Re:[nysbirds-l] on the subject of Barn Swallows

2018-08-06 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Dear Orhan and all, Yes, Barn Swallows are migrating now. Under the right conditions (northwest winds following a cold front), one can see thousands of them streaming westward along Long Island's outer beaches at this time of year. The weather lately, however, has been quite odd, with no northw

[nysbirds-l] on the subject of Barn Swallows

2018-08-05 Thread Orhan Birol
I must also add that I see hundreds of Tree Swallow moving west starting at this time of the year over the creeks, this year maybe 10% of the Barn Swallows. At least in my Purple Martin colony where I have a Tree Swallow gourd away, I found only one or two survive out of four or five,where I never