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, 
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>    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 
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> ----- 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 
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