Re: [nysbirds-l] Barn Swallow question

2021-06-09 Thread Joseph Wallace
Quick update: It seems like swallow "feather play" has been recorded in Barn Swallows but documented much more heavily in Tree Swallows. With a little more research, I found a first-hand report (on The Birding Project's blog) of very similar behavior to Trees in the closely related Violet-green

Re: [nysbirds-l] Barn Swallow question

2021-06-09 Thread Joseph Wallace
Quick update: It seems like swallow "feather play" has been recorded in Barn Swallows but documented much more heavily in Tree Swallows. With a little more research, I found a first-hand report (on The Birding Project's blog) of very similar behavior to Trees in the closely related Violet-green

Re: [nysbirds-l] Barn Swallow question

2021-06-09 Thread Judith Thurber
That’s a pretty wonderful recollection —- glad you had such glorious experience! Judy Thurber Liverpool Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 9, 2021, at 7:05 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal wrote: > > Hi all, > > Barn Swallows are fascinating creatures. Recently, I was on dirt road, in a > rural

Re: [nysbirds-l] Barn Swallow question

2021-06-09 Thread Judith Thurber
That’s a pretty wonderful recollection —- glad you had such glorious experience! Judy Thurber Liverpool Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 9, 2021, at 7:05 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal wrote: > > Hi all, > > Barn Swallows are fascinating creatures. Recently, I was on dirt road, in a > rural

Re:[nysbirds-l] Barn Swallow question

2021-06-09 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Hi all, Barn Swallows are fascinating creatures. Recently, I was on dirt road, in a rural area of Grand Forks ND, cruising slowly to look for grassland birds. And I parked at one wet location to record some birds. All of sudden I found four or five Barn Swallows flying around the car and

Re:[nysbirds-l] Barn Swallow question

2021-06-09 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Hi all, Barn Swallows are fascinating creatures. Recently, I was on dirt road, in a rural area of Grand Forks ND, cruising slowly to look for grassland birds. And I parked at one wet location to record some birds. All of sudden I found four or five Barn Swallows flying around the car and