Michael Price wrote:
Up in north-central BC a few years ago, Ken Summers and I saw some
major interaction between a pair of Northern Rough-winged Swallows
(NRWS)--which, incidentally, were scarce for that area--and a female
Belted Kingfisher (BEKI), mid-May, when spring really came to the
area...

The swallows had arrived first and were prospecting a burrow (an old
kingfisher nest?) in the clay bank of the Manson River. A week later,
the BEKI arrived and, after some ruckus, booted them out...

Michael:
Several years ago I was reading up on both these species and found
information that indicated they actually share burrows at times - with a
different nest holes diverging off the entrance burrow. I can dig out
the reference if you are interested - Actually, I'm pretty sure I read
it in Bent's.
Kristi Streiffert
Coulee Dam WA, 99116