An Early Record for the Barn Swallow in the San Francisco Bay Area
Journal
Condor
Volume
50
Issue
4 (July-August)
Year
1948
Pages
164
Section
From Field and Study
Online Text
An Early Record for the Barn Swallow in the San Francisco Bay Area.-An early spring occurrence of the Barn Swallow (Hivundo vustica) was recorded on February 29, 1948, on Bay Farm Island, Alameda, California, by Mr. D. H. Beeson of San Leandro. One adult male was observed. Subsequently, on March 6, the writer observed four birds there. To my knowledge, the February date constitutes one of the earliest records for this species in the San Francisco Bay area.- JAMES A. YOUNG, Alameda, California, March 17,1948.
