[Tweeters] Bad year for Violet-Green

[Ann Kramer via Tweeters]

We have a usual arrival of Violet-Green Swallows every Spring.  They seem
to have at least one nest in 4 or 6 homes on my street.

They arrived as usual this year and I count somewhere between 15-20 (hard
to get them to stop flying around) today in the sunshine, when they are
more likely to scour the sky for insects.  The nest usually fledges around
early June, which gives me relief as those roof nest cavities get very
hot.  So, nothing unusual here this year.

On Sun, May 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM Steve Loitz via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Although I have not done any counts (thus this is purely anecdotal), the

> numbers of Violet-Green Swallows at White Pass and Snoqualmie Pass seem

> normal for this time of year.

>

> I have noticed a trend of late arrivals, e.g., we saw no Clark's

> Nutcrackers at, or on the S side of, Ingalls Pass on a ski tour there on

> Wednesday, May 7.

>

> Steve Loitz

> Ellensburg

>

> On Sun, May 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM Larry Schwitters via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

>> Any or you tweeters spent a morning at Bear Divide? Tell us about it. Or

>> maybe Ryan Terrell could.

>>

>> Violet-Green Swallows coming across Bear Divide in March, April and May.

>> 2021 - 402

>> 2022 - 744

>> 2023 - 819

>> 2024 - 763

>> 2025 - 213     May isn’t over but 2025 has only been good for 4 so far

>> this month.

>>

>> Larry Schwitters

>> Issaquah

>>

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