Subject: Re: Kingfisher nesting habits
Date: Mar 6 11:40:16 1997
From: Maureen Ellis - me2 at u.washington.edu


Yes, the description of Kingfishers and Swallows sharing a common entry
hole with divergent tunnels was reported in the section on, I believe,
"Eastern" Kingfishers in Bent's.
Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu Univ of WA and Des Moines, WA
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On Thu, 6 Mar 1997, Streiffert wrote:

> 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
>
>