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Re: Bank Swallows, Mont. Co.

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Clive Harris

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:02:10 -0700

I had a single Bank Swallow feeding over the Potomac at the ferry crossing at Poolesville, Sunday morning.  It only made a single pass through, however.  Incidentally, this is in my atlas block and I don't think I have seen one there before.

Swifts are known for travelling long distances to get to good feeding sources, but I always thought swallows and their allies foraged a bit closer to where they nested.

Regards

Clive Harris
Cabin John, MD

>Frank,
> Since Bank Swallows are not known to nest in that part of the state, any
idea on where they were coming from?
>
>>
>> 2 adult Bank Swallows, making buzzy sounds, took their catches to a
fallen tree in the channel opposite the Double-crested Cormorant rookery
where they beak-fed 2 juveniles.
>
>Bob Ringler
>Eldersburg MD
>




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