I pass on the following news from Christine Johnston who discovered the Thunder Bay Violet-green Swallow:
"I’m sorry to report that this morning a group of us watched the predation of the violet-green swallow’s nest box by a red squirrel. As the squirrel entered the box, all the other tree swallow gathered around to try and scare off the squirrel without success. The male tree swallow and the violet-green swallow flew around frantically and after a few minutes the red squirrel left the box. The pair stayed near the box and perched on the branch a few times but the violet-green never went in the box again.” A. Gilbert Thunder Bay _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
