tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615558586234382505.post7671240419053858396..comments2023-09-01T02:42:33.043-05:00Comments on Birding with Tucker: Barn Swallows Nesting on Cliffs!Tucker Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383749863504835310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615558586234382505.post-79877105067717570662009-06-22T16:35:36.669-05:002009-06-22T16:35:36.669-05:00Tucker, I have not seen Barn Swallows nesting on c...Tucker, I have not seen Barn Swallows nesting on cliffs, but I know of a place north of Platte, South Dakota where Cliff Swallows are nesting on the side of an abandoned one-room country school house. It certainly is interesting when birds do not behave as we expect them to.Bill Bossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065758632468204288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615558586234382505.post-50162130283877160202009-06-22T13:24:41.992-05:002009-06-22T13:24:41.992-05:00My "Watchable Birds" book says "For...My "Watchable Birds" book says "Formerly limited by a shortage of suitable cliffs for nesting, these birds have ranged more widely with the proliferation of barns and other buildings." Makes it sound like they only nested on cliffs long ago and so there were far less of them than there are now.Jannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172034972414945913noreply@blogger.com