Hello tweets,
Here at the Evergreen State College the Cliff Swallows nest each
year in the cement ceiling over the main entrance to the library. There
apparently has been a several year running battle to try to get them to
leave because they make kind of a poopy mess on the lovely red bricks
underneath. I think the facilities folks gave up the battle though, and
the Cliff Swallows have nested in peace for a few years.
ANyway, the
cliff swallows returned last week; I first saw them on Thursday April
11th. They have been more active on the warm days; my opinion is that
swallows wait until temperatures go up and insect blooms increase before
they risk serious nesting.
They are a lot of fun to watch: I have set up a spotting scope on the
mud nests and watched the comings and goings. It's a great behavior
watch experience and very enjoyable on a sunny day.

Janet Partlow
partlowj at elwha.evergreen.edu
On Mon, 15 Apr 1996,
Raymond Korpi wrote:

> I've noticed that while I've seen barn and cliff swallows here in
> Portland, there really aren't many at barns or bridges as of yet.
> Violet-greens and trees are starting to nest more, but the barns and
> cliffs are trickling in. Ray K
>
> On Mon, 15 Apr 1996, Susan Collicott wrote:
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> >
> > Gene -
> >
> > The usual swallows have not shown up yet at the NOAA Hangers, either.
> >
> > Susan Collicott
> > Seattle, WA
> > camel at serv.net
> >
> >
>
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> Ray Korpi "One could do worse than be a swinger of birches."
> Hm: Portland, OR --from "Birches"
> Wk: Clark College by Robert Frost
> Vancouver, WA
> rkorpi at clark.edu
>
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