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Barn Swallow Migration
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Barn Swallow Migration
- From: "Dennis M. Forsythe, Charleston, SC" <FORSYTHED@Citadel.edu>
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 15:20:44 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
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
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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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