The swallow nest pictured in today's Washington Post Home section is
a typical Barn Swallow despite what the article says. A Cliff Swallow nest
would be domed and you couldn't look down on the nestlings.
Also the nestling on the right looks like a runt and probably didn't
survive. It hatched after the other ones and probably lasted this long
because of the small number of nest mates.
Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA
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