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Old 12-07-2003, 02:08 PM
N. Woolley
 
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Default Barn Swallow and Chimney Swifts

Contact Paul and Georgian Kyle at the Driftwood Wildlife Assn. They have
building plans for Chimney Swift towers. I think Chimney Swifts actually
eat more mosquitoes than bats.

-Nancy

Rusty Mase wrote:
I live not far from one of the bridges where there is a large coloney
of barn swallows and I think they do a good job of keeping down
mosquitos and other flying insects around here. They appear to have
engourged heavily on the termites that swarmed after the recent rains.
Barn swallows also appear to like some surface water nearby so they
can fly by and kim a drink now and then. I think chimney swifts do
the same.

I cannot build a bridge or put out nearby ponds but I could do a fake
chimney for chimney swifts. Sort of like all that remained of a
burned down house.

Right now the barn swallows are busy feeding their recently fledged
young on the power lines in my neighborhood - and they are sort of a
pleasure to have around.

Rusty Mase




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