Folks

While photographing ducks at Oakley Street, Cambridge, MD on Sunday, 
February 21 (around 3 PM) I saw one TRES (Tree Swallow) fly up the Choptank 
before it joins up with its mate, and flies by DC on the way toward Kent 
County .

George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Boyd" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Tree Swallows - DC


> For the record, Jim Stasz and I had a pair of Tree Swallows on Sunday 
> while birding in Kent County, MD. Jim has the details and I'm sure will 
> provide them as soon as he gets the data into ebird.
>
> Ed Boyd
> Westminster, MD
>
> Bob Ringler wrote:
>> Steve,
>>    February appearances of Tree Swallows in Maryland are not regular but 
>> frequent. At least 13 Maryland counties (mostly Coastal Plain, but also 
>> Montgomery and Allegany) have February arrival records. However, for DC 
>> the previous early record in my database is March 7, 2004.
>> Bob Ringler Eldersburg MD 
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Hersey" <> To:  
>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 11:32:06 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
>> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Tree Swallows - DC
>> I almost dropped my binoculars in the Tidal Basin when I saw two Tree 
>> Swallows flying around over the 3/4 frozen Tidal Basin in DC.  One of 
>> them was being based by a Ring-billed Gull and was being matched turn 
>> for turn - pretty impressive flying by the gull.  The swallows were 
>> probably 20 feet from me at their closest and then disappeared down   the 
>> far side of the Tidal Basin.  Spring is coming, but isn't this a   bit 
>> early for them??
>> Cheers, Steve Hersey Washington, DC
>>