Saw plenty of swallows yesterday as we made our way to and around Montezuma. The first sighting was from the Visitor Center parking lot, a mixed flock of Barn, Tree and Northern Rough-winged. They were busy flitting around the crane statue, presumably picking up insects There were swallows at most stops we made including along the wildlife drive, May's Point, Morgan Road, Carncross Road. On our way home via the east side of the lake we could see swallows flying along the surface of the very choppy water. They seemed to be picking up insects from the water's surface (?) and staying low as they gradually made their way north. We saw them at just about every spot we had a view of the water (Wells Boat house, Long Point and wherever the road came close to the shore). We didn't see many other small birds in flight all day, just raptors.
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