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Index of Subjects The ones I saw yesterday were on the outside of a building. The nests photographed on the Jun 3 eBird report https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46353043 are in a barn that is kept open deliberately for the Swallows, Swifts etc. I was also surprised to hear they nested inside. Possibly the open doors make the inside as good as (or better than) the usual under-eaves-on-the-outside setup. I will try to find out more. Donna C might comment on those barn-nesting Cliff Swallows. Nancy > On Jun 20, 2018, at 7:07 PM, Ronald Arsenault <rongarsenault@gmail.com> wrote: > > Cliff Swallows typically nest on the outside of buildings, and not inside. Anything different about this barn that would make it enticing for the Cliff Swallows to nest inside? > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 6:39 PM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > I read that Cape Breton is where they are most common/faring best. The colony inside the nearby barn apparently has 24 “jugs”. But I don’t know how many are occupied. Perhaps the ones I saw today are breakaways from that group (speculation)?. > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jun 20, 2018, at 6:09 PM, bdigout <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> wrote: > > > >> On 20 Jun 2018 17:50, NancyDowd wrote: > >> This came up rare on eBird so I will post here in case it is of > >> interest. Today the harsh call of Cliff Swallows at a mud puddle > >> surprised me. They were gathering pellets and ferrying them to the > >> side of a building: > >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/42877832992/in/dateposted-public/ > >> There is no established colony on the peak of this unfinished > >> building as of now- just mud bits here and there so they must be just > >> beginning. > >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/42877827072/in/dateposted-public/ > >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/41116620870/in/dateposted-public/ > >> > >> Ally Manthorne reported an active long-term colony inside a barn not > >> far from here on eBird this June (while she was searching for Swift > >> nests). This is the first time I have noticed Cliff Swallows in this > >> area away from the latter property although I am quite sure there are > >> others here. > >> > >> Nancy > >> E Dalhousie, Kings Co > > I noticed a total of 4 occupied entrances today in the small Cliff Swallow colony in Louisdale, Rich. Co. > > Billy > > > > -- > Ronald G. Arsenault > Halifax, Nova Scotia
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