On Thu, 24 Aug 1995, Laura Saavedra wrote:

>I've never seen Barn Swallows be aggressive to a non-raptor. Any ideas?

Nor me, until last Saturday, when I watched two Barn Swallows harrass a
Belted Kingfisher over the river in Marymoor Park. The poor kingfisher
was just moving upstream to a fresh perch - must have disturbed the swarm
of midges the swallows were feeding on?
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