oas.ucok.edu Eric Whelan Abstract Barn swallows, Hirundo rustica, are small migratory birds found almost anywhere. They stay in Oklahoma for nine months at a time and migrate to the south. They have two broods a breeding season. Their nests are made of soil, plants and other materials available to them. The objectives of my research […]
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Summary of California studies analyzing the diet of barn owls.
sarep.ucdavis.edu Article written for Sustainable Agriculture Chuck Ingels Farmers and ranchers are looking closely at the benefits barn owls offer as an alternative method of controlling vertebrate pests (see Sustainable Agriculture Vol. 5. No. 1). The diet of the barn owl (Tyto alba) is relatively easy to ascertain, and several dozen studies have been conducted […]
Swifts and Swallows
.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 […]
The return: From swallows to hawks and lots in-between
Peterborough, N.H.
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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.
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Barn Swallow Shelters
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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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Use of Artificial Nests by Barn Swallows
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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.
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Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica
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CLASSIFICATION
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Hirundo
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ANNUAL REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF CULVERT-DWELLING CLIFF SWALLOWS IN EAST-CENTRAL TEXAS
personal.ksu.edu The Condor 103:879–885
Saving Cliff Swallow Nests
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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.
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Cave Swallow
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 […]
