New nest

[MuseRider]

5. I used to have more

but birds around here change so much. They did not used to but I suspect there are a lot of reasons that have to do with climate change and poisons that are used by the farmers. I am also across the road and a house away from a rail that runs quite a few trains with goods, mostly oil and they have freaking begun to crop dust the tracks. They fly right over my pastures and house and that cannot be good not to mention the drift. That being said, no I do not have a colony but I used to have more. There would be anywhere from two to five nests at times and they usually come back and nest where they were born. One down year I had sparrows move in and that did not help at all, they chased away the swallows. I love all birds but sparrows are messy and horrible parents! This is the first year in several that I have had the swallows back.