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Bonnie Boex

Dillon, CO, USA

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Tree Swallow pair enters Mountain Bluebird active nest of 6 nestlings

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Breeding birds

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Species: Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow Pair Enters Mt Bluebird Active Nest

06/20/2018 - Tree Swallow entering Mt Bluebird nestbox with six(6) BB nestlings inside. Within seconds, the Tree Swallow exit-ed the nestbox with bird poop in its beak which it dropped in nearby meadow. A little nest cleanup.

3 responses to “Tree Swallow pair enters Mt Bluebird active nest”

  1. Micah says:
    July 3, 2018 at 11:21 pm

    Wow, Thats odd, Good photos.

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  2. Paula says:
    July 4, 2018 at 9:20 pm

    It was nice of them to do a little cleaning up while they were there. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Sadie says:
    March 19, 2019 at 12:31 am

    The swallows always come after the bluebirds have started nesting in our boxes and kick the bluebirds out.

    Reply

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