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Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

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Field Notes

Notes:

The swallows are back!! These guys were dancing in the air with Violet-Green and Tree swallows...snapping up insects that hovered over the water. They are such acrobats!! Wildlife Refuge in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

Reference Links:

Barn Swallow, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Rocky Mountain Wildlife Watch
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PublishedApril 24, 2013

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