Bird's Nest Soup – Susan Wenger

ladyshrike.com 1-3/4 ounces cleaned bird’s nest (see note below) 2 cups water 2 slices fresh ginger, each the size of a 25-cent piece 4 cups Chinese chicken Soup Stock (see recipe below) 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water salt 2 eggs, beaten ham, cut julienne, very fine, for garnish Soak the bird’s nest […]

In Praise of Barn Swallows

tedpack.org Historical note – we moved from the barn swallow house in 1992. I still miss them.) This is a personal reminiscence. If you want a good general-purpose description, here’s a link to the barn swallow page at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. See what the experts say about the care and feeding of baby […]

Swallows take roost in homes built for blue birds


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STACEY MURRAY
The Truro Daily News

TRURO – A group of scouts who built homes for the local blue bird population got some unexpected visitors singing their thanks recently.

Five local scouts have been working on a conservation project since February as the final requirement for the top scout badge.
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Biodiversity Inventory Methods Swallows and Swifts

ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca 2. Inventory Group Order Passeriformes Family Hirundinidae Violet- green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Bank Swallow Riparia ripara Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Purple Martin Progne subis Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Black Swift Cypeseloides niger Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi White-throated Swifts Aeronautes saxatalis Status: […]

Bird Nest Soup


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Published by Greg February 10th, 2014 in Commentary, Blogging, Popular Science, Health

According to Chinese historians, the consumption of bird’s nests began as a “thing to do” among the wealthy. But after a century or so (beginning during the Ming Dynasty) the medicinal and nutritional value was recognized and the bird nest was incorporated into a less frivolous life model.
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The Swallow Family (Hirundinidae)Order: Passerines (Passeriformes)

naturegrid.org.uk Swallow (Barn Swallow) Hirundo rustica The Swallow has a very long forked tail. The “prongs” on the tail of the male are longer than those on the female. Both sexes of Swallow have a blue sheen on their backs and wings, and rust-red throats. They often perch on telegraph wires, and gather in groups […]

Marsh Haven a bird haven


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Talented volunteers have created many houses for a variety of birds at Marsh Haven Nature center.
The largest is a picnic shelter which is no longer used as such because it now provides shelter for 20 mud nests built by barn swallows and cliff swallows. At least 82 young barn swallows are on their way to fledging and many young cliff swallow are developing in their mud gourds.
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The Swallows of San Juan Capistrano

factmonster.com Back from winter vacation in Argentina by Gerry Brown They’re on their way. The famous cliff swallows of San Juan Capistrano, that leave town every year in a swirling mass near the Day of San Juan (October 23), are returning from their winter vacation spot 6,000 miles south in Goya, Corrientes, Argentina. They land […]

Area farmer provides a home for wayward barn swallows

dailydemocrat.com By Democrat Staff Daily Democrat As farmer Duane Chamberlain watched the swallows in his garage, he checked his calendar. It was March 8, and his barn swallows were back, exactly the same date as last year. < --more--> “How they make their way back from South America, where they spend their winters, to my […]