Hi Dan,
The pale orange on the breast may suggest a hybrid. I looked around the net
a bit, having seen pictures of a few hybrid swallows, but I couldn't find
the ones I was looking for. You might think that its white head could rule
that out, but take a look at the 'Junkin's Warbler'.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/mysteryfiles/answer/document_view
Now both of this bird's parents don't have any white where it does. But yet
it has a white throat. Weird things happen with hybrids. Just a thought.
Sound like an interesting bird, maybe someone can get a picture.
Cheers,
Hans
Hans Holbrook
Baltimore, MD
>From: Dan haas <>
>Reply-To: Dan haas <>
>To:
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Ablino Swallow? at Greenbury Point, MD
>Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:02:35 -0400
>
>This morning, I hiked around Greenbury Point (on the base side near
>the water treatment area) and I saw an Albino (partial) Tree Swallow.
>
>But here is where it gets interesting: this swallows breast was a
>pale orangish (closer to tan), the wings were black with random white
>streaks throughout and the head, crown and nape were entirely white.
>The eyes stood out black. Try not to laugh, but it was as if a Bald
>Eagle fell in love with a Tree Swallow.
>
>When I saw it flying about with several Barn, Tree and N. Rough Winged
>Swallows, I thought this particular swallow had something in it mouth
>(with the bold white streak flying about), so I waited for several
>minutes until it perched on the top of a chain link fence about 30
>feet from where I stood. It was quite an interesting bird. It didn't
>have the long tail of a barn. Near to it (perched) were two N. Rough
>Winged Swallows and it was just a touch bigger in size.
>
>Anyone have any thoughts?
>
>Dan Haas
>West Annapolis
>
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