At the risk of beating this to death, there are three Maryland reports 
of Tree Swallow for JANUARY of this year on eBird, all from the Eastern 
Shore.  One was on the Mont. Bird Club eastern shore trip on Jan. 15 at 
Blackwater NWR, which was observed by the group.  There seems to have 
been a widespread movement over the weekend, however.  I observed two at 
Point Lookout, and 28 were reported at Ft. Smallwood in Sue Ricciardi's 
Feb. 22 post here.

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
PLEASE REPORT YOUR BIRD SIGHTINGS to http://ebird.org/

George M. Jett wrote:
> 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
>>>
>