[Douglbirds] Barn Swallow

[David E. Rapley]

We have several swallow type birds flying around here. One is checking out
a nesting box. 

How do you tell a swallow from a swift ?

 

David Rapley.

Castlewood Canyon neighbor

 

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Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 9:08 PM
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Subject: [Douglbirds] Barn Swallow

 

Today we had a Barn Swallow really checking out the area by our front door.
Looked like he was looking for a place to nest.  We made ourselves visible
and he went on his way.  I don't think he would like having us coming and
going so close to his nest, so hopefully he found a more suitable place.
When we lived in Palmdale, California we had a pair of Cliff Swallows build
a nest on the side of our house under the eaves.  There was only one pair
and not a whole colony like you see on the bridges out here.  I don't know
whether it is common for them to nest singly like that.  I wasn't a birder
at the time, but remember the distinctive enclosed dirt nest that they made
on our house that they would peek out of the top of.  I found them just
fascinating and was thrilled that they had decided to nest on our house,
although it was nice that there was only one pair since it does make a mess
on the house. They were extremely shy and di dn't like it at all when we
came out into the yard though.

 

Jill Holden

Roxborough Village

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