Yes, and there are plenty of them. We have a ton of them in this area, too.
They come dive the pool and anytime the water is on and spraying out they fly
through it in a diving circle for the duration.

Some of the people on the block who have high entry ways have nesting birds with
babies. I think a martin house is going up in our yard, but don't know when.

I have seen fake mud nests somewhere to encourage them to come and build their
own, I forget where I saw that. Maybe over on rec.birds (wild birds, not pet
birds) will know what I'm talking about.

I truly love the way you think. So refreshing.


On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:36:03 -0500, 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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