Re: [nysbirds-l] Bank Swallows - Farmingville

2011-06-08 Thread Jim Osterlund
A busy little colony, right where Luke said. I'm amazed, but primarily at my own lack of thought. I'd always assumed . . . but we all know where that leads. It would seem the swallows choose a bank without regard to what may have formed it. The fact that all the banks I've noted were

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bank Swallows - Farmingville

2011-06-08 Thread Jim Osterlund
A busy little colony, right where Luke said. I'm amazed, but primarily at my own lack of thought. I'd always assumed . . . but we all know where that leads. It would seem the swallows choose a bank without regard to what may have formed it. The fact that all the banks I've noted were

[nysbirds-l] Bank Swallows - Farmingville

2011-06-07 Thread Luke Ormand
John Turner and another co-worker informed me today of a colony of Breeding Bank Swallows in - of all places - Farmingville. Located at the top of Lidge Dr. (N. of Horseblock Rd) a subdivision is being put in and the construction has resulted in steep slopes and piles of soil that have been