There was a single American Golden Plover at Stratford's Long Beach this morning, seen briefly flying over the dune and marsh with 2 Black-bellied Plovers. Shorebird numbers were low overall. The most interesting thing to me was a large mass (I estimated at 1500 to 2000) of tree swallows which came in very high overhead from the Southwest. They flew to the Northeast, gradually descending until they reached the top of the Spartina alterniflora growing in the marsh. They flew en masse just over the Spartina for an hour or so, grabbing insects. Then they flew back to the Southwest, gaining distance and altitude until they disappeared. This took place between about 10:30 am and noon. Warblers in the dune thickets were few. I saw about 15 or 20 Common Yellowthroats, 2 Yellow warblers and 2 Palm warblers. The latter were both of the Western race. There were also a few Savannah sparrows. **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)