Man - that guy REALLY has a thing about watching birds, don't he?!
-WaV

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 4:05 AM, <jerryat...@aol.com> wrote:

>  *Cave swallows invade Massachusetts coast *
>
> Published: November 15, 2008 03:48 am
> Words on Birds
> Steve Grinley
>
> With the colder weather arriving, it may be hard to remember back to August
> when thousands of swallows were gathering on the Parker River Wildlife
> Refuge (Massachusetts) to head south. After a few weeks of congregating
> there in great numbers, fattening up on berries and insects for their
> journey, they headed south. A few lingering swallows may have followed in
> September, but by October most all the swallows have migrated through.
>
> About six years ago, a new phenomenon began whereby cave swallows, which
> are not from our area at all, have been migrating through Massachusetts in
> November. These are birds of Texas and Mexico that have ended up in the
> Northeast, following southwest and westerly winds in early November. They
> then migrate south along the coast to get back to their winter residence in
> the Caribbean and Central America. Cave swallows invaded coastal
> Massachusetts this week, and were reported from Salisbury to Cape Cod.
>
> (remaining article not reproduced here)
>
> http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_319220137.html
>
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