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Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Notes:

A pair of barn swallows kept coming down to a small puddle to gather mud for their nest building.

Reference Links:

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

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Comments (2)
Tom15
Thanks Jemma, it was fun watching them come in only 15 feet from me.

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Birds - Northeast US
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PublishedMay 10, 2013

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