When I spoke with Matt this morning he was leaning toward Gray-breasted
Martin because the bird had a white belly with a dark throat, breast and sides.
Right now, according to Mark, the bird is not in sight because it is warm there
and the Swallow flock is dispersed and high in the sky. Stay tuned.
Paul O'Brien
Rockville, Mont. Co., MD
In a message dated 10/30/06 3:15:48 PM, writes:
> It sounds like Matt could be describing the (non-migratory?) nominate race
> tapera of Brown-chested Martin. At any rate, years ago I photographed museum
> skins of fusca and tapera, including the fusca from Monomoy. Here they are.
> Also
> included are few photos of the Cape May bird, showing the "pointy-headed"
> look
> Matt mentioned.
>
> http://odolep.com/midatlantic%20birds/brownchested_martin/Brownchest_Martin2.
> h
> tm
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> Dave Czaplak
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