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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">The decline of swallows in Seattle is also supported by data collected over decades by Birds Connect Seattle’s Neighborhood Bird Project, a monthly bird count at 9 Seattle parks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">The decline is particularly clear for Barn Swallows. I’ve attached a chart showing of the proportion of our monthly bird surveys reporting a given swallow species since 2005. At the start of the period,
more than 7% of surveys reported Barn Swallows. Today, it’s around 1%.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">We have also observed a clear decline in surveys reporting House Sparrows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">Joshua Morris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tweeters <tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Forrester via Tweeters<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 22, 2024 5:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> tweeters@u.washington.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Tweeters] swallows & house sparrows<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Mary Forrester
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