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Coveside Swallow Houses
COVESIDE
CONSERVATION PRODUCTS
SWALLOWS:
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Tree
Swallows
The Tree
Swallow (Trachycineta bicolor) is common in any wooded habitat near
lakes, streams or marshes. They nest in holes in dead trees, fence
posts, eaves, and nesting boxes. The slender Tree Swallow is
wonderful at aerial stunts, swooping and diving to catch flying
insects. Their reputation for catching mosquitoes far exceeds
reality, as they generally retire about the time of day when mosquitoes
are abundant.
Their dark
blue-green top and pure white underside distinguishes them. Males and
females look quite alike.
They spend
spring in all but the southernmost states and migrate to the Gulf coast
and Mexico for winter. Migrating flocks may number in the
thousands.
Tree
Swallows take readily to nesting boxes placed out in the open in rural or
suburban areas, and they are quite comfortable around people. Once
you have them nesting on your property, you may find their population
increasing if you put up more boxes each year, as they tend to return to
the same spots each year, especially if insects are abundant. Tree
swallows like to line their nests with grass and feathers. If you
have access to chicken feathers or others, leave some around the nesting
boxes, and the swallows will use them.
Prolonged
periods of cold, rainy weather will inhibit the Tree Swallows' ability to
catch insects, and the adults may travel a distance to find
some. Unfortunately, this sometimes leaves the young too long without
food, and they perish. But this will not keep them from returning to
start a new nesting. 
They lay 5
to 6 pure white eggs and generally raise one brood each year, which is
cared for by both parents.
Tree
Swallows feed on bayberries in the winter, allowing them to winter father
north than other swallows. They are also among the first to migrate north
in the spring.
Tree
Swallows like playing with feathers, and can frequently be seen tossing
one into the air and catching it, or chasing another swallow with a
feather.
Tree
Swallows will tolerate fairly close neighbors of their own
kind. Nesting boxes may be placed as close as 30 feet apart, or even
on the same tree. They should be mounted on posts or trees out in the
open, near water. It is even acceptable to place the post in
water.
Tree
Swallows are good neighbors for Eastern Bluebirds and will even help to
defend the less aggressive bluebird against its competitors. They
like the same size nesting box, so placing two houses near each other, or
even back-to-back on a post, will encourage Tree Swallows to occupy one
and bluebirds the other. Otherwise, the more aggressive swallows will
often use a bluebird house at the expense of the bluebirds.
Barn Swallows
The Barn
Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a relative similar to the Tree
Swallow. Although not a strict cavity-nester, the Barn Swallow will nest
on a nesting platform or perch making a cup-shaped nest with a mud
foundation. This swallow can be distinguished from the Tree Swallow, as it
swoops by gathering insects, by its steel blue back, rust colored breast
and long forked tail
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Coveside Titmouse/Warbler/Swallow Bird House
$34.95
Titmice are generally comfortable around people.
Prefer a natural habitat in areas with tall vegetation and a forest with a dense
canopy of trees. House also suitable for Prothonotary
Warblers, Tree Swallows, House Finches, Violet-green Swallows & Carolina
Wrens.
RANGE: Resides in southern Wisconsin, southern
Michigan, central New York, southern New England south to Gulf of Mexico and
central Florida.
HABITAT: Thrives in deciduous, coniferous
forests; swamps, orchards, suburban shade trees.
(12-1/2"h x 6"w x
8-1/2"d)
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Coveside Wood Chips Nesting Material
$1.99
Nesting Material. Gallon size.
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Support The Registry of Nature Habitats - Buy Conservation Credits
For purchasing Conservation
Credit(s)
You will receive
a copy of the John Audubon Multimedia
CD
A replica of the complete
(1840-1844)
James Audubon's
Birds of America
You will also receieve a bluebird
house for each Conservation Credit purchased and a 20% off coupon to be used on
the A Bird's Home website!
The Registry of Nature Habitats - Mission
Statement
The Registry of Nature Habitats is
dedicated to the preservation of land that, over time, has been a
site and home for complex ecosystems. The Registry advocates
preservation of these lands and its inhabitants, environmental
education for community individuals and groups, and nurturing of
these lands through restoration in order to conserve its
natural resources for future generations.
Preserve
The Registry of Nature
Habitats manages critical habitat, consisting of wetland,
lowland, upland, forest and stream habitat, providing a home
to wildlife species and plant species. As part of
the mission to preserve these lands and its inhabitants,
the Registry will continue to contract with owners
of ecologically sensitive land as it becomes
available.
Educate
The Registry of Nature Habitats is
a "teaching ground," able to provide hands-on, interpretive learning
experiences in areas such as ecology, botany, wildlife science, and
geology, as well as the arts and humanities. The
educational mission of The Registry of Nature Habitats is
to teach an understanding and appreciaton of the environment,
the invaluable lesson of land stewardship of our natural resources,
and to expand the general knowledge of this habitat through
scientific research. This will be accomplished through a
year-round experiential, interactive approach, along
with onsite and outreach activities including providing
educational material both on this website, on media and through
educational seminars. An on-site facility is in the
design phase, which will house classrooms and an administrative
space.
Nurture
Through several restoration
projects, including the rebuilding of stream corridors,
reintroducing native flora, and permitting only low-impact
activities, the Registry is nurturing much land back to
its natural state, undoing the damage of hundreds of
years. The Registry of Nature
Habitats restoration plan, developed with public and private
partnerships and with local community support, will increase
the land's value, enhance wildlife habitat, improve water
quality, and preserve the integrity of the land's
bio-diversity. Renewable
Energy
Promote the use of
renewable and efficient energy technologies through education,
training, workforce development, research, and project facilitation.
The Registry supports clean energy development and energy
conservation as the means to protect the environment, enhance
public health, and save our nature
habitats.
Conservation
We seek to educate people and provide innovative
solutions that will help build a clean, more efficient world, by
reducing energy consumption in a prudent way that does not
threaten the natural balance that supports all
life.
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(607) 746-3089