I'm just catching up with this message thread. Violet-green Swallows nest yearly in the eaves under my roof, near Larkspur (12 miles S of Castle Rock and then west 4 miles). 7000' ponderosa / gambel oak.
Dan Stringer Larkspur, CO On Friday, April 29, 2022 at 7:32:17 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: > 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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