Date: 5/19/26 12:21 pm From: David Hyde <davidhyde1951...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Dead swalow- Longmont
Thank you all for what to do with this swallow. i shall freeze it and note
details and take it to Emily Braker at the UC Boulder Museum. This is
closer to me than Denver. An interesting thing about this dead Violet-green
swallow is that there were (are) hundreds of Barn Swallows and Cliff
swallows, a few Tree swallows around the lake and NO Violet-green swallows
except this dead and still warm one which was on the grass near the
monument on the south side of Lake McIntosh. And I never see VG swallows on
this lake before... Last year I found a dead Raven closeby this spot and
it, too, was still warm and in perfect condition. I wasn't able to keep it
(I've been warned by my fam before about keeping dead birds in the
fridge...), but that's two perfectly healthy looking birds just falling out
of the sky! Thanks again - Dave/Longmont
Here's a photo of the swallow on the Lake McIntosh monument:
[image: P1190321.JPG]
On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 12:24 PM Charlie Chase <charlesachase3...>
wrote:
> I sent him a personal message already-- thanks for forwarding this. Had
> him contact DNMH Zoology Dept.
>
> Cheers
> C
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM Susan Rosine <u5b2mtdna...> wrote:
>
>> I've copied Charlie Chase on this. He may know of a place that will take
>> it.
>>
>> Susan Rosine
>>
>> On Tue, May 19, 2026, 10:43 AM David Hyde <davidhyde1951...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Walking along the edge of Lake McIntosh in Longmont just now I spotted
>>> hundreds of different swallows on the ground and in the air. And I found
>>> this dead one, which I think is a Violet-green swallow. It was just lying
>>> on the ground, sill warm and bright eyed. I brought it home. My question
>>> is, is there anyone who wants a dead swallow or what should I do with it?
>>> -- Dave Hyde/Longmont
>>>
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