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	Cliff Swallow Management Guidelines--UC IPM
		Four basic conditions are found at all cliff swallow colonies: (1) an open habitat for foraging; (2) a vertical surface beneath an overhang for attaching the nest; (3) a supply of mud that has the proper consistency for nest building; and (4) a body of fresh water for drinking.
		Cliff swallows sometimes build two or three nests per season; not all nests are used, however.
		Cliff swallows have been known to abandon nests inside a barn loft when the entrance was partially closed, reducing it to less than 8 x 8 feet.
	www.ipm.ucdavis.edu /PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7482.html (2682 words)

	All About Birds: Cliff Swallow
		By alerting other swallows to a large insect swarm an individual may ensure that the swarm is tracked and that it can follow the swarm effectively.
		Sometimes the swallow may lay eggs in its own nest and then carry one of its eggs in its bill and put it in another female's nest.
		Cliff Swallows have one of the most variable juvenal plumages, and the distinctive facial markings may help the parents recognize their chicks by sight too.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Cliff_Swallow.html (329 words)

	Cliff swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) bird damage control
		Swallow nests are inhabited by hematophagous (bloodsucking) insects and mites.
		Cliff swallow colonies often are not reoccupied after 1 or 2 years of use because of heavy infestations.
		Barn swallows often use a beam or the protruding edge of a door or window jamb as the base for the nest, or attach the nest at the juncture of the two walls of an interior corner.
	icwdm.org /handbook/birds/Swallows.asp (4350 words)

	Cliff Swallow - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Cliff Swallow, common name for a group of birds belonging to the large swallow genus and especially for a species found throughout most of North...
		Cliff, Jimmy, born in 1948, Jamaican singer and songwriter, one of the first performers of reggae music to achieve international popularity.
		Swallow, common name for many species of a family of passerine birds, distinguished by their long and pointed wings, round heads, and small legs...
	encarta.msn.com /Cliff_Swallow.html (120 words)

	Cliff Swallow
		The modern practice of painting wooden barns and of using metal or other smooth materials has also apparently inhibited Cliff Swallow nesting, but the use of bridge and dam sites for their nests seems to be increasing.
		Cliff Swallow nests are located in colonies averaging a few hundred nests and ranging up to two or three thousand in the West.
		Cliff Swallows build gourd-shaped nests out of mud pellets that they carry in their mouth to a nest site protected by an overhang.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /cliff_swallow_info.htm (521 words)

	Cliff Swallow or Cave Swallow? Photo Gallery by Nick Komar at pbase.com
		Juvenile Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) may be very variable in their plumage.
		It was perched with Cliff Swallows near Fort Morgan in northeastern Colorado on July 9, 2006.
		It was also fed by an adult Cliff Swallow on 2 occasions.
	www.pbase.com /quetzal/swallow (165 words)

	Terrestrial Birds - Cliff Swallow (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cliff swallows are very gregarious, social birds, nesting in colonies ranging from a few pairs to over a thousand individuals, although usually numbering fewer than 100.
		In the breeding season, cliff swallows are found across most of Canada, as far north as James Bay in the east and almost to the Arctic coast in the west.
		The number of cliff swallows in Canada has decreased recently, particularly in southern regions – partly owing to invasion of their nests by house sparrows, which often destroy the eggs or take over a nest before it is completely built.
	www.arctic.uoguelph.ca /cpl/organisms/birds/Terrestrial/swallows/cliffSw.htm (424 words)

	Cliff Swallow Species Account - Florida Breeding Bird Atlas
		The Cliff Swallow is one of the smallest swallows in the United States.
		Cliff Swallows migrate through Florida in April and May and during their southward migration between July and October (Stevenson and Anderson 1994).
		The Cliff Swallow was found nesting in Florida for the first time in June 1975, when Sykes found 9 nests, 2 of which were active, under the U.S. Highway 441 bridge over the St. Lucie Canal at Port Mayaca in western Martin County on the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee (Sykes 1976).
	myfwc.com /bba/clsw.htm (508 words)

	Our Favorite Summer Visitors: Barn Swallows and Cliff Swallow.
		CLIFF SWALLOW (Hirundo pyrrhonota) The Cliff Swallow is the famous bird of the Mission San Juan de Capistrano in California.
		In spring, the Barn Swallow is welcomed by all, for she seldom appears before the final melting of the snows and the commencement of mild weather, and is looked upon as the harbinger of summer.
		Their cup-shaped nests don't provide as much protection from the elements as the cliff swallow's gourd-shaped nest, so they are restricted to sites which have an overhang large enough to keep out rain and to shade the nest from the harsh, desert sun.
	www.4peaks.com /ppswallo.htm (2601 words)

	Cliff swallow exclusion
		Swallows and their nests are fully protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which makes it illegal to intentionally kill, injure or take any migratory bird.
		Cliff swallows and barn swallows are slender, sleek birds that spend their spring and summers in North America.
		Swallows are often a nuisance in suburban areas as they build their mud nests that damage and deface the outer walls and eaves of residences and office buildings.
	www.cliffswallowhelp.com (721 words)

	Saving Cliff Swallow Nests
		Cliff swallows are migratory birds that usually build their mud nest colonies on cliffs and rock overhangs.
		Since these areas are difficult to find in some parts of Iowa, the swallows often build their nests under concrete bridges on some of our state highways.
		The cliff swallows are classified under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 as migratory insectivorous birds, and are protected by state and federal regulations.
	www.enviro-explorers.com /swallows.htm (250 words)

	Cliff Swallow - Whatbird.com
		Cliff Swallow: Small, stocky swallow with dark blue-gray upperparts, pale orange-brown rump and buff underparts.
		Cliff Swallow: Breeds from Alaska, Ontario, and Nova Scotia southward throughout most of U.S. except the southeast; spends winters in the tropics.
		● Breeding and nesting: Cliff Swallow: Four to six white eggs are laid in a gourd-shaped nest made of mud, lined with feathers, and built on a sheltered cliff or under an eave.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/189/_/Cliff_Swallow.aspx (796 words)

	NPWRC :: Cliff Swallow
		Rosche (1979) reported cliff swallow in the lower North Platte River Valley during 24 April to 25 August.
		Mohler (1952) mentions a large cliff swallow colony that was active from 1942 to 1950 on the spillway of Kingsley Dam, Keith County.
		Cliff swallow made up 0.7% of the total breeding bird numbers on the study area those years.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/platte/species/hirupyrr.htm (413 words)

	The Republican or Cliff Swallow
		I drew up a description at the time, naming the species Hirundo republicans, the Republican Swallow, in allusion to the mode in which the individuals belonging to it associate, for the purpose of forming their nests and rearing their young.
		A person likewise informed me, that, along the cliffs of the Kentucky, he had seen many bunches, as he termed them, of these nests attached to the naked shelving rocks overhanging that river.
		The Swallows resorted to the lee of the Cypress Swamp in the rear of the city.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F6_G1c.html (1531 words)

	Cliff Swallow
		The average length of the Cliff Swallow is from three to five inches and is a sparrow sized swallow.
		The Cliff Swallows build their gourd shaped nest of dirt balls and grass and line the nest with soft grass and feathers.
		The Cliff Swallow breeds from the central part of Alaska to northern section of Nova Scotia and south across most of the United States on into Central Mexico.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/birding/111914 (464 words)

	Cliff Swallow (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cliff swallows are the most common nesting swallow in the area.
		The Malheur Refuge, with its many cliffs and large expanses of marsh, is home to vast numbers of cliff swallows.
		Cliff swallows are quite easy to photograph when they are nesting.
	donb.furfly.net /malheur/birds/cswallow.html (152 words)

	Cliff Swallow - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Scientific classification: Swallows belong to the family Hirundinidae of the order Passeriformes.
		The barn swallow is classified as Hirundo rustica,...
		Cliff, Jimmy (1948-), Jamaican singer and songwriter, one of the first performers of reggae music to achieve international popularity.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Cliff_Swallow.html (104 words)

	Cliff Swallow - wildbird.com
		Cliff Swallow: Small, stocky swallow with dark blue-gray upperparts, pale orange-brown rump and buff underparts.
		Cliff Swallow: Breeds from Alaska, Ontario, and Nova Scotia southward throughout most of U.S. except the southeast; spends winters in the tropics.
		● Breeding and nesting: Cliff Swallow: Four to six white eggs are laid in a gourd-shaped nest made of mud, lined with feathers, and built on a sheltered cliff or under an eave.
	whatbird.wildbird.com /obj/189/_/target.aspx (318 words)

	Cliff Swallow - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Scientific classification: Swallows belong to the family Hirundinidae of the order Passeriformes.
		The barn swallow is classified as Hirundo rustica,...
		Cliff, Jimmy (1948-), Jamaican singer and songwriter, one of the first performers of reggae music to achieve international popularity.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Cliff_Swallow.html (96 words)

	Cliff Swallow
		If the Cliff Swallow were to be renamed in the 20th century, it would probably be called the Bridge Swallow or the Building Swallow: there seems to be a colony of Cliff Swallows under just about every low-elevation bridge that spans a large river.
		Unlike Barn Swallows, however, which have all but abandoned natural structures, Cliff Swallows continue to build their all-mud nests on natural, rocky cliffs as well.
		The Cliff Swallow is the species that predictably returns each spring to the Capistrano mission in California.
	www.birdguide.com /brdpgs/612.htm (248 words)

	NHL Cliff Swallow (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They can be found on most semi-open land, such as farms, cliffs, lakes, and river bluffs.
		They are found through all of the lower 48 states, Alaska, and parts of Canada and all of Mexico.
		Cliff swallows can nest by themselves, but they also can nest in colonies.
	www.nae.usace.army.mil /recreati/nhl/NHL_Birds/nhlcliffswallow.html (93 words)

	Endangered Species: Cliff Swallow
		I only knew that the Cliff Swallow is in the swallow family because the name told me it's endangered because this project is for endangered species, and it's a bird.
		The upper parts of the Cliff Swallow are steel blue and the lower parts are white.
		I learned that the Cliff Swallow is called the Cliff Swallow, because these birds often nest on cliffs as well as buildings and bridges.
	neyture.info /teachered/endanger/reports/birds/swallow~cliff/swallow~cliff.html (763 words)

	Tim Avery Birding.com: Cliff Swallow
		Dressed in camoflauge, I crept along the grund to within 6 feet of this bird.
		Along the green River at Fontenelle there is a very large Cliff Swallow Colony.
		These birds were gathering mud to add to their nests.
	www.timaverybirding.com /photos/species/cliff_swallow.html (171 words)

	Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
		Cliffs Swallows are the species celebrated upon their spring return to the mission in San Juan Capistrano, California.
		Originally building their enclosed mud nests on cliffs, Cliff Swallows have taken advantage of human structures and have greatly expanded their range and numbers.
		The huge Cliff Swallow colonies are welcomed with open arms by farmers because of the vast quantity of flying insects they can consume.
	sdakotabirds.com /species/cliff_swallow_info.htm (172 words)

	The cliff swallow
		The Cliff Swallow is found throughout California except n the southern deserts and at higher elevations.
		The Cliff Swallow uses open areas especially near water where insects and mud are plentiful.
		The Cliff Swallow builds a mud nest so they need a nest location close to a wet area where mud is available.
	www.laspilitas.com /California_birds/Swallows/Cliff_swallow/cliff_swallow.html (192 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Cliff Swallow (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first Cliff Swallows generally appear in early May (average 6 May, earliest 21 April).
		However, a Barn Swallow has a deeply forked tail, and this bird's is nearly square.
		Their respective plumage markings are also quite distinctive, the buff rump patch worn by the Cliff Swallow being a good field mark; the Barn Swallow's rump is blue-fl.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0259.htm (498 words)

	Bournemouth Hotels
		Surrounded by pine trees on the picturesque East Cliff the hotel is a short stroll from the town centre and the seafront.
		Situated on the fashionable West Cliff, the Durley Dean is a Victorian hotel which has easy access to miles of sandy beaches, gardens, theatres and golf courses.
		With a prime cliff top location, allowing easy access to the zigzag path that leads to the 7 miles of beautiful Blue Flag beaches, The Cliffeside Hotel is an ideal choice for anyone looking for somewhere special to holiday.
	www.aboutbritain.com /BournemouthHotels.asp (851 words)

	Friends of Saguaro National Park - About Saguaro National Park: Cliff Swallow (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Cliff Swallow can be told from all swallows except the Cave Swallow by its pale rump.
		Cave Swallow has a darker forehead and a paler throat than the Cliff Swallow.
		When viewed from below, the Cliff Swallow can be told from other swallows by its squared tail and dark throat.
	www.friendsofsaguaro.org /swallow-cliff.html (125 words)

	Real County Cliff Swallow Colony
		As can be seen here, in the last twelve days, quite a few nests have been built up into the usual gourd shape characteristic of Cliff Swallows.
		These pictures were taken the afternoon of 11 May 2003 at the honeycomb limestone formation on the road to Linnet's Wings at HEB Camp, near Laity Lodge.
		Outside of the unusual nesting sites in honeycomb holes and the current odd shape of the nests, another unusual feature is that many of the nests were behind hanging Agarita, Berberis trifoliolata, Texas Persimmon, Diospyros texana, and Sumac, Rhus, bushes preventing a direct straight-on approach to the nests.
	www.fortunecity.com /greenfield/egret/290/id138.htm (695 words)

	TPWD Kids: Color the Cliff Swallow
		Cliff swallows build gourd-shaped nests of mud that stick to cliffs and buildings.
		Cliff swallows have a slate blue body, brown wings, an orange patch above its tail, a tan patch above its bill and a bright red chin and neck.
		Unlike many birds, male and female cliff swallows have the same colors.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /kids/fun_stuff/color/color_cliffswallow.phtml (89 words)

	Cliff Swallow photos © Bill Schmoker (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cliff Swallow gathering mud for nest, Weld County, Colorado, 5/03.
		Cliff Swallows gathering mud for nest, Weld County, Colorado, 5/03.
		Cliff Swallow in flight, Weld County, Colorado, 5/03.
	www.schmoker.org /BirdPics/CLSW.html (70 words)

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