Sophia Willis McInnes Description Tree swallows are slender bird with pointed wings They are blue with a white stomach and chest They have solid black eyes and a brown tail The males tend to brighter then the females Juveniles the babies are all brown with a few blue splotches ID: 417373
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TREE SWALLOW
Sophia Willis McInnesSlide2
Description
Tree swallows are slender bird with pointed wings. They are blue with a white stomach and chest. They have solid black eyes and a brown tail. The males tend to brighter then the females. Juveniles ( the babies ) are all brown with a few blue splotches.
IS THIS A MALE?Slide3
Habitat
Tree swallows live and breed near water this includes:
FieldS
Marshes
Wooded swamps
ShorelineS
Beaver ponds
They
live all around the USA.
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Behavior
Tree swallows are very social and playful birds. They usually fly in flocks. They like skimming the water surface.Slide5
nesting
Tree swallow's NEST IN MANY PLACES, HERE ARE SOME:
CAVITIES (MAN MADE AND NATURAL)
OLD WOODPECKER HOLES
MAN MADE NEST BOXES
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MY PERSONAL CONNECTION
When our class went to pioneer farms for our 5th
grade field trip, there was a nest for a mating pair. I didn’t get a chance to see it but my teacher did.
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Click here:Tree Swallow Singing – YouTube
VIDEO OF TREE SWALLOW
This is a video of a tree swallow singing:Slide8
THREATS OF TREE SWALLOWS
NATURAL
Raccoons opossums and cats will catch and kill young and adults.
Weasels will enter boxes, trapping the BIRDS inside.
Raccoons
are especially dangerous because if they find
A NEST THEY WILL EAT THE BIRDS OR EGGS.
Most snakes can’t climb poles but some can. Those will eat the eggs and the birds that are inside
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steps to help We can help by putting out more nesting AREAS
WE CAN USE LESS POISONS OUTDOORS
We can help
by leaving cavities in a tree alone
We can
help by not touching tree swallow eggsSlide9
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://mikemillphotography.aminus3.com/image/2012-06-02.html
http://
www.youtube.com/user/Hulio7271
http://
philipschwarzphotography
.wordpress.com/2011/11http://www.dcresource.com/fo
rums/showthread.php?7459- Bird-Thread/page233
"
Tree Swallow." BirdWeb. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 May 2013.http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tree_Swallow/lifehistorySlide10
Special thanks to Mrs. Julia
Thank you for watching!
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Sophia