MD Osprey:

News from that state next to and just south of Maryland ...

Dave Bridge just forwarded me the message, below, from VA Birds. A 
first state record for VA ... and a spring record, to boot!

Keep your eyes open ...

Phil


>Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:50:10 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
>From:  David Bridge <>
>To: Phil Davis <>
>Subject: Fw: [Va-bird] Violet-green Swallow,    Albemarle County Virginia. 26
>
>this should be a new species for Virginia
>(just to south of Maryland, you know!)
>
>he has wonderful pictures, follow the link
>
>Dave
>
>
>-----Forwarded Message-----
> >From: 
> >Sent: Mar 26, 2011 3:15 PM
> >To: 
> >Subject: [Va-bird] Violet-green Swallow, Albemarle County 
> Virginia. 26 March 2011
> >
> >Found 4 species of swallows in western Albemarle today, as follows:
> >
> >10:15 Lake Albemarle: Tree (20+) and Barn Swallows (1)
> >11:05 Beaver Creek Reservoir: Tree (15+), Northern Rough-Winged 
> (1) and Barn (1)
> >11: 30 Old Trail Golf Course Pond Tree (10+) and Violet-green
> >
> >At Old Trail Golf Course about 1 mile SW of Crozet I was studying a lesser
> >scaup when a swallow came in close -- about 10 ft-- and swooped 
> away, giving
> >me a very clear look at its rump, back and tail. It took about a second to
> >register... no, not a Tree.   That's a violet-green.   It then landed in a
> >tree over the N bank of the pond about 8 ft away from my head.
> >
> >I didn't believe it at first-- and knew that none of you would believe it
> >either-- so I ran back to my car to get my camera.   Came back and 
> spent the
> >next hour focusing on swallows with the camera (400mm lens) as they swooped
> >over the lake.   I found the VG several times and was able to get decent
> >photographs that clearly document what and where it was.
> >
> >Here is a link to the photos:   http://bit.ly/gGrwV5
> >
> >Based on the Monticello Bird Club's annotated checklist of birds of
> >Albemarle this is a county first.   And BirdsEye is indicating there are no
> >sightings right now east of the Rockies (except in Mexico and 
> Central America).
> >Here's a screen shot of BirdsEye's map of eBird sightings of 
> VGSwallows (this
> >is a beta version, showing the 1000 most recent reports):
> >
> >http://bit.ly/edK3jo
> >
> >Have there been previous observations in Virginia?
> >
> >Pete Myers
> >White Hall

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Phil Davis      Davidsonville, Maryland     USA
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