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Barn Swallow Migration



From: Matt_Anderson@andersonsinc.com
To: "Dennis M. Forsythe, Charleston, SC" <FORSYTHED@Citadel.edu>
Subject: Re: Barn Swallow Migration
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:00:40 -0400

Dennis,

Thanks for the quick response.  Feel free to pass this on to Carolina Bird.


Matt





"Dennis M. Forsythe, Charleston, SC" <FORSYTHED@citadel.edu> on 08/25/99
11:48:15 AM

To:   Matt Anderson/PMG/Andersons@Andersons
cc:
Subject:  Re: Barn Swallow Migration




Hi Matt,

   Sounds like a good movement of swallows.  We often have good numbers in
August- this is the only time we see any Bank Swallows for instance.  With you
permission, I will post you observation on to Carolina Bird.

Cheers,

Dennis

PS Nice to hear from you.  We hope we might be up tot Toledo this next spring.


>Dennis,

>Our family just returned from a great visit to Hilton Head.  My birding was
>confined to what I could see from the beach where we stayed.

>What do you know of Barn Swallow migration through that area?  I was impressed
>by the numbers moving through -- I don't see anything like it here.  Pretty
much
>every morning we were there (August 16-21), there was an impressive movement
>along and near the beach.  From sunup through mid to late morning, the swallows
>moved steadily south along the beach with few if any breaks.  They did not mill
>around, but, rather, pretty much made a beeline for points further south, so it
>was fairly easy to estimate numbers for periods of time I could observe.  The
>movement appeared to take place mostly over the beach to a few hundred yards on
>either side.  As a rule, my estimate is that they were passing by in numbers
>approximating 100/minute.  So I'm thinking that 20-30,000 were going through
>most mornings!  By 10 or 10:30 the movement would pretty much shut off.  There
>were very few swallows of other species that I detected.

>Is this to be expected there in mid-August?  I'm curious.

>Hope all is well.


>Matt



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 Dennis M. Forsythe                   Internet:  forsythed@citadel.edu
 Department of Biology                 
 The Citadel                             Voice:  (803)-953-7877
 171 Moultrie St.                         Home:  (803)-795-3996
 Charleston, SC 29409                      Fax:  (803)-953-7084
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