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.theava.com by Rob Lee Whether the Giants are winning games in big fistfuls, or can’t produce as much offense as a foul-mouthed grandmother, there’s always a good reason to go to their ballpark. I’m not talking about the starlings foraging in the outfield grass, or the hordes of Western gulls that begin gathering faithfully during […]

Peterborough, N.H.
mledger.com
A Column By Francie Von Mertens

The tide has turned. It turns slowly, and then really gets going. Mid-May brings the biggest surge of birds — a combination of species that nest locally as well as some passing through to nesting grounds farther north.
Read more about The return: From swallows to hawks and lots in-between …

americanartifacts.com
On many properties, finding a good site to place artificial nest cups is difficult. Barn swallows demand adequate protection of the nest from rain. Modern homes often don’t have adequate overhang of the eaves to provide this protection. Also, placing nest cups under the eaves of a two story house is more than many home owners want to attempt.
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americanartifacts.com
PURPOSE
The use of artificial nests to attract barn swallows to a new site depends on their acceptance of these nests. To test the acceptance of artificial nests by barn swallows, the nests were offered to our colony of swallows, who also had access to old nests and plenty of unused space to build new nests.
Read more about Use of Artificial Nests by Barn Swallows …

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CLASSIFICATION
Phylum: Chordata
 Class: Aves
 Order: Passeriformes
 Family: Hirundinidae
 Genus: Hirundo
Read more about Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica …

AllAfrica.com, Washington – 15 hours ago

Mallards Bite Off More Than They Can Chew

By Michael Givant, Email- Givant@adelphi.edu

Until last summer mallards had always seemed placid and boring. Then I began to notice a few in the condo pond where we live. In the early morning when the water’s surface was smooth as glass and shafts of yellow light fell on tall, tan reeds, some male mallards, with their distinctive green heads and yellow bills, were slowly swimming between reeds cut to water level.
Read more about A Bird's Eye View …

personal.ksu.edu The Condor 103:879–885

enviro-explorers.com
Cliff swallows are migratory birds that usually build their mud nest colonies on cliffs and rock overhangs. Since these areas are difficult to find in some parts of Iowa, the swallows often build their nests under concrete bridges on some of our state highways.
Read more about Saving Cliff Swallow Nests …

shawcreekbirdsupply.com Like the Cliff Swallow, Cave Swallows build in close proximity to each other and, as the name implies, in caves. However, unlike Cliff Swallows, this species does not “stack” its nests on top of others: this likely comes from the open structure of the nest. Cave Swallows line their mud nests, built on sites […]

The Daily Yomiuri, Japan – 12 hours ago
The Yomiuri Shimbun

A private group that observes swallows has discovered the birds begin building nests simultaneously in three regions each year, a finding that challenges the established theory that their nest-building areas move north as the temperature rises.
Read more about Group: Swallow nesting not tied to temperature …