Thank you to everyone who's shared accounts, whether to the group or to me by email, of Violet-green Swallows nesting in human structures. I'll try to keep an eye on the pairs at DU and Streets of Southglenn in Centennial to see what they favor for nesting sites.
And I'd certainly welcome more reports or observations over the spring and summer -- - Jared Del Rosso Centennial, CO On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 2:39:50 PM UTC-6 Nathan Pieplow wrote: > Every year, multiple pairs of Violet-green Swallows nest in buildings on > the CU Boulder campus, usually in the space between the red tile roof and > the gutter, as far as I've been able to ascertain. > > The species also nested in cavities under the eaves of the log cabins of > the summer camp where I used to work near Estes Park. > > Nathan > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 1:39 PM Charles Hundertmark <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I don’t recall seeing Violet-green Swallows nesting below the foothills, >> so nesting at DU might be interesting. However, during the Second Colorado >> Breeding Bird Atlas field work and before that in New Mexico I have seen >> these swallows nesting under eaves or in other crevices of rural buildings. >> The Second Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas species account confirms that this >> occurs. From the maps in the atlas it also appears that nesting may extend >> a short distance east from the foothills. >> >> The breeding bird atlas remains an excellent source of information on >> questions about Colorado breeding birds. >> >> Chuck Hundertmark >> Lafayette, CO >> >> On Apr 28, 2022, at 11:59 AM, Jared Del Rosso <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I'm writing to see if birders have observations of Violet-green Swallows >> nesting in buildings. I've seen them around buildings in the past -- and a >> few years ago, I watched one fetch bits of landscaping grasses from the >> tiny greenspace at Streets of Southglenn in Centennial -- but I haven't >> given much thought to this otherwise. On Tuesday, though, I watched a pair >> feeding amid Barn Swallows and visiting some small cavities in a stone >> building on DU's campus (Denver). >> >> I'm hoping to watch these birds a bit more, but I'm just curious about >> what others have observed. >> >> Unlike the building the swallows visited at DU, the buildings at Streets >> of Southglenn are fairly modern and typical in their design; I suspect at >> the latter space, they found holes in stucco or facades or small ledges, as >> opposed to actual cavities in stone. >> >> - Jared >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en >> * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. >> Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate >> * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f5fa51ea-d896-40e8-a9e0-4686518781d3n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f5fa51ea-d896-40e8-a9e0-4686518781d3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en >> * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. >> Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate >> * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/A5DBB889-B467-435E-8D15-13F88D0A6C53%40gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/A5DBB889-B467-435E-8D15-13F88D0A6C53%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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