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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
45.3395, -123.993
Field Notes
Description:
Glossy blue/purple above
Buffy orange below (males have deeper orange color)
Rusty orange forehead and throat
Long wings & tail - male tails longer
Habitat:
Barns and other out buildings.
Notes:
This pic taken in an Oregon State Campground. The 4 babies had not fledged yet, but the rangers swept the nest off the building anyway.... leaving the babies to die and parents totally stressed out.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 23, 2011
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