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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_3ZLzUpzL7B6Wb7MmloXQNA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Hi, Nancy. Cliff Swallows nest communally in terms of building nests near one another in a colony, but one pair builds and occupies each mud nest. There is a lot of competition over nest sites, however, and they will try to take over a nest from another pair of Cliff Swallows. There is also apparently a fair bit of extra-pair copulation that goes on, including males entering a nest that is not their own to copulate with the female inside the nest. Also, brood parasitism is apparently common - females lay eggs in the nests of other pairs, or transfer eggs from their own nest to another in their bills. All in all, there tends to be quite a bit of squabbling going on around Cliff Swallow nests! Cheers, Susann <signaturebeforequotedtext></signaturebeforequotedtext> On 06/11/19 02:29 PM, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > > These Cliff Swallows are nesting in a barn in E Dalhousie, Kings. This photo shows the nest and entrance with an adult looking out https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/48044595918/in/dateposted/ The short video is confusing. Hard to tell who/how many is/are tending the nest. And seems there are more than a pair of adults involved. You can hear a nasty spat off-stage before one returns and enters. Anyone know if they nest communally within the large jugs? There was another jug one rafter over. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/48044607217/in/dateposted/ > Swallows are always fun to watch. > > Nancy D > <signatureafterquotedtext></signatureafterquotedtext> --Boundary_(ID_3ZLzUpzL7B6Wb7MmloXQNA) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline =3Cdiv=3EHi=2C Nancy=2E=3C/div=3E=3Cdiv=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3C/div=3E=3Cdiv=3EC= liff Swallows nest communally in terms of building nests near one anothe= r in a colony=2C but one pair builds and occupies each mud nest=2E There= is a lot of competition over nest sites=2C however=2C and they will try= to take over a nest from another pair of Cliff Swallows=2E=C2=A0 There = is also apparently a fair bit of extra-pair copulation that goes on=2C i= ncluding males entering a nest that is not their own to copulate with th= e female inside the nest=2E=C2=A0 Also=2C brood parasitism is apparently= common - females lay eggs in the nests of other pairs=2C or transfer eg= gs from their own nest to another in their bills=2E=C2=A0 All in all=2C = there tends to be quite a bit of squabbling going on around Cliff Swallo= w nests!=3C/div=3E=3Cdiv=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3C/div=3E=3Cdiv=3ECheers=2C=3C/div= =3E=3Cdiv=3ESusann=3C/div=3E=3Cdiv =3E=3Cbr /=3E=3C/div=3E=3Cspan=3EOn 0= 6/11/19 02=3A29 PM=2C =3Cb class=3D=22name=22=3ENancyDowd =3C/b=3E =26lt= =3Bnancypdowd=40gmail=2Ecom=26gt=3B wrote=3A=3C/span=3E=3Cblockquote cit= e=3D=22mid=3A88ACC5FF-390D-499E-9C6E-65836DEB559C=40gmail=2Ecom=22 class= =3D=22iwcQuote=22 style=3D=22border-left=3A 1px solid =2300F=3B padding-= left=3A 13px=3B margin-left=3A 0=3B=22 type=3D=22cite=22=3E=3Cdiv class=3D= =22mimetype-text-plain=22=3EThese Cliff Swallows are nesting in a barn i= n E Dalhousie=2C Kings=2E This photo shows the nest and entrance with an= adult looking out =3Ca href=3D=22https=3A//www=2Eflickr=2Ecom/photos/15= 0605880=40N07/48044595918/in/dateposted/=22 target=3D=22l=22=3Ehttps=3A/= /www=2Eflickr=2Ecom/photos/150605880=40N07/48044595918/in/dateposted/=3C= /a=3E=C2=A0 The short video is confusing=2E Hard to tell who/how many is= /are tending the nest=2E And seems there are more than a pair of adults = involved=2E You can hear a nasty spat off-stage before one returns and e= nters=2E Anyone know if they nest communally within the large jugs=3F Th= ere was another jug one rafter over=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Ca href=3D=22https=3A/= /www=2Eflickr=2Ecom/photos/150605880=40N07/48044607217/in/dateposted/=22= target=3D=22l=22=3Ehttps=3A//www=2Eflickr=2Ecom/photos/150605880=40N07/= 48044607217/in/dateposted/=3C/a=3E=3Cbr /=3ESwallows are always fun to w= atch=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3ENancy D=3Cbr /=3E=3C/div=3E=3C/blockquote=3E --Boundary_(ID_3ZLzUpzL7B6Wb7MmloXQNA)--
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