Subject: [Tweeters] Violet-green swallows nesting
Date: Mon May 7 16:14:37 PDT 2018
From: beneteau - beneteau at wavecable.com

Anthony,

I've had both tree and violet-greens nesting under my eaves.  The tree
swallows seem to like the spot where the garage roof and the house roof
meet and overlap though I think perhaps v-gs nested there one year. 
Anyway, the trees repeat pretty much every year. (We've covered the
opening with chicken wire which seems to keep out other species,
including starlings.

The v-gs like to nest in the house I built and placed at the other end
of the house up under the eave.  I think they are there again this year
(my wife swears she can hear the babies already).

As for harm, I've not noticed that they do any damage or even provide
the conditions for damage. I don't check the roof gap every year but
haven't seen any problems when I have nor did I see anything in a
different spot when that was chosen one year.

By the way, I really liked your metaphor.  So, don't worry; I don't
think you have a zoning violation going on.

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Jim Beneteau
Arlington, Wa