djleahy
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There was a a decent flock of these, maybe a dozen, flying around the shoreline of the lagoon right on Pescadero Creek. They were uniformly very brown, so definitely no adult tree or violet-green swallows among the dozen swallows. I did not see a breast band that would have indicated bank swallow. However, from my pictures alone, it seems difficult to rule out juvenile tree or violet-green swallow. The throat is somewhat dusky, but this guy refused to turn towards the light for a better view. As always, with my long lens on my camera, I found it very difficult to get a in-flight shot.
Any thoughts? Based on my observations, I'm pretty confident that they are northern rough-winged, but I was hoping the photos would be conclusive on their own.
Any thoughts? Based on my observations, I'm pretty confident that they are northern rough-winged, but I was hoping the photos would be conclusive on their own.