Reporting a pair of Cliff Swallows observed flying from the Roosevelt Island
entrance footbridge at roughly 4:30 pm to 5:15 pm. After 5:15 pm, they either
were huddled up under the footbridge or they were further down the river closer
to Memorial Bridge — hard to tell as the lighting was not ideal for identifying
them at a distance and other Bank Swallows/Rough-winged Swallows began entering
into the area.
As a side— I believe these may be a returning pair as last summer, on another
visit to Roosevelt Island, I bumped into another visitor birder (I believe from
North Carolina) that told me that she had viewed Cliff Swallows at the same
location and had reported them.
Multiple pics for reference starting with this picture (click forward to
advance to other shots if interested)
http://www.haussparrow.com/Photography/Newly-Added/i-XkGKwzJ/A ;
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Regards,
Todd Kiraly
Arlington, VA
www.haussparrow.com
