[NatureNS] Purple Martin, Barn Swallow

Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:13:00 -0300
From: Brian Dalzell <aythya@nb.sympatico.ca>
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Just before I read this message I spied a BARN SWALLOW here about 3 pm.  
Sunny, but with a raw SW wind, and only about 5C.  It did not stick around.

Brian Dalzell
Grand Manan, NB.

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iamclar@DAL.CA wrote:
> All:
>
> Zoe Lucas reported another Purple Martin on Sable I. on 6 April, and there was a
> Barn Swallow at the Shearwater Airfield yseterday(?).
>
> Out-of-season martins ought to be scrutinzed for possible tropical vagrants -  a
> few have occurred in USA. If a female, look for the pale collar on Purple
> Martin, lacking on other species. Males of some tropical martins are pale below
> - might look like female Purple, but are all-blue above. The Southern Martin
> male is all blue, but is smaller and has a deeper tail fork than Purple.
>
> Just dreamin'
>
> Cheers, Ian
>
>
>
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