Subject: Northern Rough-winged Swallows (again) (fwd)
Date: Jun 17 11:50:14 2002
From: ian paulsen - ipaulsen at krl.org


HI:
How often do people notice N. Rough-winged Swallows up here nesting in
natural cavities vs. man-made structures? What about Violet-green
Swallows??

Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
ipaulsen at krl.org
A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
"Rallidae all the way"

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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:47:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: ian paulsen <ipaulsen at krl.org>
To: BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Northern Rough-winged Swallows (again)

HI ALL:
It is funny that just about everyone that e-mailed me says they nest
PRIMARILY in man-made structures! Here on Bainbridge Island, WA they nest
in sandy banks/cliffs along the Puget Sound. I've yet to see them in
man-made structures. Nesting in man-made structures has been recorded
elsewhere in WA State, the believe it is still uncommon. Most still nest
in banks/cliffs. The funny thing is that Violet-green Swallows nest
PRIMARILY in man-made structures up here (contra to what most life history
books say!). The only time I've seen a Violet-green Swallow nesting in a
natural cavity on the island was in a cliff burrow (probably an old
Rough-winged Swallow nest!).
sincerely

Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
ipaulsen at krl.org
A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
"Rallidae all the way"