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--001a114f0312851789055062a496 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi All, Harold Forsyth and I went to try to see a reported Cave Swallow in Halifax Co. We were unsuccessful in this effort, but were able to see thirty species while standing around the pond behind the shopping mall and visiting with the many birders who also came looking for a rare swallow. The rarest that we were able to see among the Tree and Barn Swallows was one apparent melanistic Tree Swallow. For photos see my eBird report at: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist/S37144303 <http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist/S37144303> In looking through the internet I was able to find only a very few reports of melanistic swallows in North America, when you think about how many people are looking at large flocks of swallows all over North America this must be a rare occurrence, even rarer than seeing a Cave Swallow in Nova Scotia ( which has been reported four times in eBird )! Looking at it this way we had a great day! Cheers, George Forsyth --001a114f0312851789055062a496 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Hi All,<br><br></div>Harold Forsy= th and I went to try to see a reported Cave Swallow in Halifax Co. We were = unsuccessful in this effort, but were able to see thirty species while stan= ding around the pond behind the shopping mall and visiting with the many bi= rders who also came looking for a rare swallow. <br><br></div>The rarest th= at we were able to see among the Tree and Barn Swallows was one apparent me= lanistic Tree Swallow. For photos see my eBird report at:<br><br><a href=3D= "http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist/S37144303"><font color=3D"red= "><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "ebird.org" cla= iming to be</b></font> =C2=A0http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist/S= 37144303</a><br><br></div>In looking through the internet I was able to fin= d only a very few reports of melanistic swallows in North America, when you= think about how many people are looking at large flocks of swallows all ov= er North America this must be a rare <span class=3D"gmail-dc_bld gmail-dc_s= i"><span class=3D"gmail-b_demoteText">occurrence</span></span>, even rarer = than seeing a Cave Swallow in Nova Scotia ( which has been reported four ti= mes in eBird )! Looking at it this way we had a great day!<br><br></div>Che= ers,<br></div>George Forsyth<br></div> --001a114f0312851789055062a496--
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