<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Some time ago I put a lot of historical records on eBird from the 1970s and 1980s, from both the Seattle area and Grays Harbor, and my numbers were questioned again and again, I presume by an algorithm, not a person. All I could do is respond to the reviewers "there were more birds then.”<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dennis Paulson</div><div class="">Seattle</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">P.S. I’m pleased that all the data available agree with my assessments of population declines, except the part of me that wishes they didn’t!<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 22, 2024, at 5:57 PM, HAL MICHAEL via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" class="">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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This swallow decline/change is certainly of wider scope that just WA. As a kid in CA I went to Caswell State Park, which is in the Sac-Jouquin Delta, in the early 60s. Saw all 5 species of swallowe in abundance and all nesting. When I reported this when I first got on e-bird, I put them in as an historical observation. I was called out for either the Bank or Rough-winged (I forget which) because they aren't there any more. More recently (2010s) I reported a Cliff Swallow from the Yolo Bypass, outside of Sacramento. Again, called out because at that time of year Cave Swallows are apparently more likely. Lots of long-term changes going on.
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<span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate">Hal Michael<br class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Board of Directors, </span><a style="font-size: 12pt;" href="http://ecowb.org/" class="">Ecologists Without Borders</a></span></span>
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On 07/22/2024 5:05 PM PDT Mary Forrester via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" class="">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;" class="">I live in Tukwila & spend a lot of time on the Green River trail. During this year, like many other Tweeters, I've also noticed a large decrease in the number of violet green & barn swallows, as well as more rough winged swallows. At the same time, I have also seen many more house sparrows. Anything we can do to discourage the house sparrows would, I think, be worth the effort.</span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Mary Forrester</span>
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