Author: Swallow Bird Nest

.ehow.com When swallows migrate in spring, they immediately begin looking for textured surfaces to attach mud nests to. Keeping nests from being built on the eaves of your house involves dealing with each nest as it’s constructed, or denying the birds access before they begin building. The latter is called the “exclusion” method.     […]

.oldandsold.com NED came into my study one summer day, when 1 was trying to write a bird article, just as I made a slap at a tormenting housefly and almost upset my inkstand. “Your intention was good,” he remarked, “but you aren’t as graceful as the swallows yet in your fly-killing. But how did so […]

eurekalert.org/ ITHACA, N.Y. — Scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology are asking the public to help monitor the impact on native birds of invasive species, such as the house sparrow, by participating in a citizen-science project called The Birdhouse Network (TBN). In the mid-1800s, the little brown house sparrows were introduced into the United […]

hummingbird-house.com By Dan & Diane True Twenty-six Black-chinned hummingbird nests were observed over a three year period by my wife, Diane, and I in Texas and New Mexico. Some nests were in trees. Nesting platforms known as Hummingbird Houses served as sites for other nests. Hummingbird Houses were installed under eaves, porch ceilings, and covered […]

findarticles.com We studied the frequency of intraspecific brood parasitism and physical transfer of eggs between nests in colonially nesting Cave Swallows (Petrochelidon fulva) and Cliff Swallows (P. pyrrhonota) in south Texas in 2001. Although the eggs of the two species look similar, frequency of brood parasitism in each species was unaffected by presence of the […]

.findarticles.com Swallows keep eggs in several baskets Call it nature’s version of a baby left on a doorstep. Biologists have discovered that adult cliff-dwelling swallows sometimes carry one of their own eggs into the nest of an unwitting neighboring swallow, and then fly away minus the egg — a sneaky maneuver called reproductive parasitism that […]

Daily Vidette – Aug 22 8:48 PM Once again, the University Program Board will be sponsoring the Weekly Wednesday Lunchtime Special in The Bird’s Nest located in the Bone Student Center. The program will feature many local artists as well as nationally touring singers and songwriters. It will take place every Wednesday from 11 AM to 1 […]

recipelink.com No sooner do I ask for it than I find it…here it is for anyone who might want it: Bird’s Nest Snacks 3 cups miniature marshmallows 3 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. peanut butter 1 can (5 oz.) chow mein noodles 36 pastel jelly beans or M & M’s 12 pastel paper cupcake liners In […]

emr.cs.uiuc.edu This stir-fried dish is served in a nest made from fried bean threads. Don’t hesitate to try it – it’s not very difficult, but it tends to be messy, so organize your cooking area, and clean the splashed oil as quickly as possible. It’s well worth the extra trouble. I like to serve this […]

cerc.usgs.gov Over the last five years the Brazos Field Research Station research with swallows along the Rio Grande has resulted in the following four projects: • Cave and Cliff Swallows as Indicators of Exposure and Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Birds from the Rio Grande, Texas (1999-2001)  Master’s Thesis by: Daniel Musquiz, Department of Wildlife […]