A couple weeks ago I posted about a pair of Rough Winged Swallows that were checking out the 2" pvc pipe that is the vent for my central vacuum. Someone gave me a link to a website that the owner was hosting them in PVC, so I went looking to see if my husband had some laying around and I found some 4" about 16" long and put it up underneath the 2", I saw them flying around checking it out but then I haven't seen them for about 2 weeks.
Yesterday I noticed one was flying around it again. This morn she is building in it. I am so excited to have them. Will try and get a picture to post later.
Rough Winged Swallows
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DornCounty
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Trio-Jedi
please post some photos.
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Here are a couple pictures of the Rough Winged Swallows and the pvc pipe I put up for them, I know it's kind of crude but they seem to have accepted it altho nest building seems to be kind of slow. they are not building in earnest yet.
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- this is the setup and one either flying into of out of the pipe,
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Last edited by MM on Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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2016 - first pair 2/18
2015 - 18 pair
2014 - 15 pr
2013 - 11 pr. & 1 single SY male
2012 - 6 pr.
2011 - 1 pr.
2010 - Hoping for a lot more!
2009 - 1 successful nesting pair!
2016 - first pair 2/18
2015 - 18 pair
2014 - 15 pr
2013 - 11 pr. & 1 single SY male
2012 - 6 pr.
2011 - 1 pr.
2010 - Hoping for a lot more!
2009 - 1 successful nesting pair!
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DornCounty
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Trio-Jedi
nice.. thanks!
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Crude looks just right, I'd say!
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2016 34 PAIR
2015 27 PAIR
2014 23 PAIR
2013 13 PAIR
2012 6 PAIR
2011 4 PAIR
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