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In Manitoba for a few weeks......my daughter & i decided to check out Oak H=
ammock Marsh yesterday but encountered a problem on the access road. The ro=
ad was literally covered with young Bank Swallows which were eating somethi=
ng=2C presumably a hatch of flies (but what in the middle of the summer??).=
It took us considerable time to reach the Marsh (actually a short distance=
) since the swallows had no fear of the vehicle so we had to proceed very s=
lowly. In all ~ 1000 Banks=3B I noted only one each (adult) Tree Swallow & =
Barn Swallow in the mix.=20
I wondered where such numbers would have nested since Oak Hammock is surrou=
nded by crop fields. In any case it was gratifying to see that the species =
is doing well at least in Manitoba.
Our time at Oak Hammock was cut short by storms moving across S. Manitoba=
=2C heavy rain & funnels some of which touched down & then lifted. We did s=
ee one of those.
Angus
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>In Manitoba for a few weeks.....=
.my daughter &=3B i decided to check out Oak Hammock Marsh yesterday but=
encountered a problem on the access road. The road was literally covered w=
ith young Bank Swallows which were eating something=2C presumably a hatch o=
f flies (but what in the middle of the summer??). It took us considerable t=
ime to reach the Marsh (actually a short distance) since the swallows had n=
o fear of the vehicle so we had to proceed very slowly. In all ~ 1000 Banks=
=3B I noted only one each (adult) Tree Swallow &=3B Barn Swallow in the =
mix. <br>I wondered where such numbers would have nested since Oak Hammock =
is surrounded by crop fields. In any case it was gratifying to see that the=
species is doing well at least in Manitoba.<br>Our time at Oak Hammock was=
cut short by storms moving across S. Manitoba=2C heavy rain &=3B funnel=
s some of which touched down &=3B then lifted. We did see one of those.<=
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