Barn Swallow Nest

Barn Swallow Nest

Baby Barn Swallow

This barn swallow baby was under the bridge that goes over Lake Nelson.

Swallows

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow


We took the boat out again to keep track of the swallows that live under the bridge that goes over the stream that feeds Lake Nelson. Both the barn swallows and the more rare cliff swallows appeared to be caring for fledglings. We could occasionally see a baby cliff swallow through the opening of the nest.

Juvenile Swallows

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Tree Swallow

The swallows have been out in full force this spring. The juveniles in these pictures were part of groups that seemed to be honing their flying skills. The immature tree swallow made several aborted attempts at entering the duck house, coming within inches of our heads a couple times. It's possible its nest was in the duck house since we also had swallows frequenting it last month. The swallow interrupted the house wren and rested on the duck house. We saw an adult come to feed it, but the feeding was broken up when they were chased away by the orange avenger, aka the Baltimore Oriole, enforcing the no-fly zone within 50 feet of their nest.

Barn Swallows from Cape May

 

 

Swallows

The upper photo is a barn swallow with the buff colored chest.
The lower photo shows a male and female tree swallow, we think.

Baby Barn Swallows

Out in our boat yesterday morning, we went under the bridge and saw these two adorable baby barn swallows. They were constantly screeching for food. Today, we went by again and got a photo of a slighly older baby swallow.