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David S. Lee 



Fig. 1. Early isolated breeding records of tree swallows {Tachycineta bicolor) 

 in the southeastern United States. See text for documentation sources. 



METHODS 



Information presented here is compiled from numerous published 

 sources such as state bird journals and from unpublished records 

 obtained from individuals and agencies monitoring bird distribu- 

 tions in the southeastern United States. 



RESULTS 



West Virginia — Hall (1983) notes that most West Virginia summer 

 records are from the mountains where nests have been found near 

 beaver ponds and other flooded sites. Definite nest records were given 

 for Hampshire, Preston, Tucker, Randolph, and Pocahontas counties. 

 Hall (1983) also reported nesting records outside the mountains from 

 the McClintic Wildlife Station, Mason County (several occasions), at 

 Belle, Kanawha County (1961), and Randolph County (1975). Addi- 

 tionally, there are summer sightings for Jefferson, Morgan, Pendle- 

 ton, Greenbrier, Mercer, Wood, and Gilmer counties in West Virginia. 

 These records indicate a considerable expansion since the 1957 AOU 

 Checklist. 



Maryland — Stewart and Robbins (1958) reported tree swallows 

 as breeding commonly in the tidewater region of the southern 

 Delmarva and as being uncommon or rare breeders in other tide- 



