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Tree Swallows, Tachycineta Bicolor, Found Nesting in North Alabama Near Decatur

Published in 1987

On the momingof 18 July 1987, Ann Miller, my wife Rose Marie, and I were birding the Swan Creek Management Area north of Decatur when we encountered a large concentration of swallows. Present were Bam Swallows (Hirundo rustica), Purple Martins (Progne subis), Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia), and Roughwinged Swallows (Stelgidopteryx rufzeollis).


Author: Paul H. Franklin
Volume Number: 34 Year Published: 1987
Issue Number: 1
Page Number: 1

Link to article: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/1987/Vol 34 No. 1_1987_p1-2.pdf
Link to the full issue of BirdLife: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/1987/Vol 34 No. 1_1987.pdf
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Published on:
January 19, 2018

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