Re: [cayugabirds-l] swallowing insects

2011-08-31 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard
Interesting .. I observed the same thing here in Union Springs this afternoon ...tree & barn swallows & surprisingly .. chimney swifts . GREAT numbers of birds. AND, I have seen VERY few swallows for several weeks so they were a real surprise.The lawns here at the academy had b

[cayugabirds-l] swallowing insects

2011-08-31 Thread Eben McLane
Watched hundreds of assorted swallows feeding for a couple of hours this afternoon over nearby fields and lawns here in Scipio Center. They paused occasionally to rest on overhead wires before resuming the feeding frenzy. Some tiny winged insects were swarming; I didn't get a good look at t