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Learner Outcomes The learner will • Map the spread of cave swallows into the United States using a variety of historic references. • Map the winter distribution of cave swallows in the Caribbean Basin and Texas using recent data. • Interpret various reference materials. Background Cave swallows first appeared in the United States as an accidental species in the Florida Keys in 1890. The first birds were recorded in Texas in 1910 and first nested there in 1914. The first verified record and report of nesting in New Mexico was in 1930. While birds continued to appear rarely in Florida, nesting individuals first established themselves in south Florida in 1987 and have persisted as a nesting species since that time. One or two individuals occurred at a cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) colony in Tucson, Arizona, from 1979 to 1987, but have not been reported since that time.
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J Hegde and EC Stephenson biologists.org Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY 14627. The Drosophila maternal effect gene swallow has a role in localizing bicoid mRNA at the anterior margin of the oocyte during oogenesis, and a poorly characterized role in nuclear divisions in early embryogenesis. We have examined the distribution of swallow protein […]

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I got this Soup of Bird Nest Ball recipe originally from Winna, my good high school friend. After having kids and especially after our kids started to eat solid, we would call each other a lot exchanging recipes and tips of kids health. But, this recipe has been modified to tailor my family’s taste.
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worldwildlife.org Based on an interview with Ruwindiyarto (Telapak) The modern history of swiftlet bird nests harvest in East Kalimantan started in the 1940s. The communities had harvested the bird nests in the areas of Telang Teba and Sungai Peta then. Some community groups believed that several clans had inherited rights to manage the bird nests […]

The Chattanoogan, TN – Apr 4, 2014
Charles and Dreama Dean
posted April 4, 2014

Club officials have declared a winner in the March “Shot of the Month” competition sponsored by the Riverwalk Birding Club.
With a total of 122 votes in the public web poll posted here on Chattanoogan.com Outdoors, an overwhlming 51% selected “Wind Beneath My Wings” as the best out of ten entries.

Some of the voters commented, “Awesome pictures,” “They were all so good. Congratulations to the photographers. ,” “Thanks for letting the public vote,” “Great pictures,” “Super,” “All pictures were great,” and finally, “I went with Timber-r-r-r- because the name Wind Beneath My Wings makes me think of a song I do not like .”

You can view all of the entries here.

Harold Sharp says “If you would like to view these beautiful birds up close, drive up Amnicola Highway, turn toward the Election Headquarters building at the red light, turn right at the first intersection then right again on the first road, go into the Riverwalk Parking lot at south end of Amnicola Marsh. Look for a bluebird box on your left and another one on your right in the cul-d-sac, both boxes have Tree Swallow nest. This is where the photo was made. You should see the Tree Swallows near these boxes.
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trubus-online.com Oleh trubus Berdasarkan pemberitaan harian umum Kompas 7 Maret 2014, seekor burung walet di Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung, terpapar virus avian influenza (AI). Berita itu cukup membuat panik para pengusaha walet di dalam dan luar negeri. Wajar jika importir di Hongkong maupun Amerika Serikat langsung mengontak para eksportir di tanahair. Itu juga yang dialami penulis, […]

americanartifacts.com Richard & Diane Van vleck- Personal Pages Barn swallow colony sites are frequently destroyed when old buildings are demolished or sold to new owners, who wish to close them up. Attracting swallows to buildings where they will be allowed to nest has been simply a matter of opening a door or window, perhaps, providing […]

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 […]

Scotsman, UK ‘There was a lot of blood and a lot of missing feathers’ Jamie Hall, edmontonjournal.com Published: Tuesday, April 24, 2014 EDMONTON — The fight, says, Geoff Holroyd, unfolded like an episode of “Animal Kingdom, Jerry Springer-style.” A female peregrine falcon received a rude homecoming when she landed in her nestbox at the University […]

korantempo.com Sejak ratusan tahun yang lalu, kekaisaran Cina mengetahui adanya sarang burung gua yang dapat memberikan manfaat kesehatan bagi mereka yang mengkonsumsinya. M. NOERDJITO PENELITI ZOOLOGI PADA PUSAT PENELITIAN BIOLOGI LIPI Sejak ratusan tahun yang lalu, kekaisaran Cina mengetahui adanya sarang burung gua yang dapat memberikan manfaat kesehatan bagi mereka yang mengkonsumsinya. Burung penghasil sarang […]