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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Well Lance our barns on the farm had lo=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">of ventilation. My father believed in f=
resh air for the livestock!</span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">And me the same. An Eagle could have fl=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Enjoy the spring</span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Paul</span>
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#39;Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Historically, there=
were farmers who cut holes in their barn gables to provide access to the b=
arn for Barn Swallows. I=E2=80=99ve seen photos of them as holes, semi circ=
les and crosses. I=E2=80=99m sure they also provided a bit of venting of th=
e barn. </span></p>=20
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#39;Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">In <strong>Birds of=
Massachusetts and Other New England States</strong></span><span style=3D"f=
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r: #1f497d;"> (1929), Edward Howe Forbush wrote:<br/>If, when the Swallows =
arrive, they find the building closed in which they are accustomed to breed=
, they sometimes approach the house and fly about it, or about any inmate w=
ho appears, twittering and calling until someone takes pity on them and ope=
ns a door or window, when they immediately enter, showing their gratificati=
on by happy excited twittering. Many farmers cut a small hole in a barn gab=
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#39;Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">They probably were =
not always needed as many barns or farm structures were not as weather tigh=
t as they are now or they had a door to the hay loft that stayed open. </sp=
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#39;Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">I=E2=80=99ll send a=
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