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April 11th 2007 • Printer version Swifts, swallows and spring!
 Dear Friends,
Over the next few weeks, Vaux swifts will engage in their spectacular spring
roost in the Agate Hall
chimney.
Watch for them at dusk - small, dark birds circling above the
chimney and eventually entering. The Lane County Audubon Society will
be present with information at dusk (beginning at about 7 PM) this
Friday and next (April 13 and 20) in the Agate Hall north parking lot.
Also back - in greater numbers so far than the swifts - are our
Violet-green Swallows (Tachycineta thalassina "quick mooving,
sea-colored swallow")
These beautiful birds swoop and chitter around
our building feeding on airborne insects. By the first or second week
in May, they'll begin constructing their nests in our eaves.
They love using bird feathers to line their nests, and you may see me in the
courtyard in a month or so with a bag full of feathers (purchased at a
craft store). These, tossed into the air, are quickly snatched up by
swallows on the wing. Try this with kids - it's magical.
Enjoy our beautiful Oregon spring!
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