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tree swallow

NOUN
  1. bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
  2. of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities

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  • Relatively high levels of pesticides have been found in some western populations, and Tree Swallows are often used as indicator species for pollutants.
  • Last week, the tree swallow pair abandoned its nest box in the old birch tree in front of my window.
  • Fall, of course, is the best time to see migrants: peregrine falcons, merlins, and flocks of tree swallows at Assateague; northern gannets just offshore; and plenty of Canadian and snow geese soaring above.
  • Migrating American robins and cedar waxwings fatten themselves on cherries, while tree swallows and yellow-rumped warblers head for the bayberries, an important winter food. The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States
  • This 55-acre park has a network of boardwalks and walkways that allows species such as the common snipe and the tree swallow to be observed without harming the lush grasses and wetland they thrive in.
  • Breeding in Tree Swallows is highly synchronous.
  • As we stroll on, we hear ovenbirds, see a towhee in the brush, and, down at Lake Perez, see a wood duck, tree swallows, a pair of spotted sandpipers, an osprey, and quite possibly the fattest robin I've ever seen.
  • Last week, the tree swallow pair abandoned its nest box in the old birch tree in front of my window.
  • Stop along the coast in Assateague and view innumerable migratory species, including peregrine falcons, merlins, and enormous flocks of tree swallows continuing their flight south.
  • However, only terrestrial species have been tested, such as barn swallows, tree swallows, dunnocks, alpine accentors, and acorn woodpeckers.
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