[texbirds] Swallows Roosting in Corn Field - Karnes County
- From: "Willie Sekula" <williebird22@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'Texbirds'" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:09:16 -0500
Yesterday evening I found a swallow roost in a corn field along FM 887 in
Karnes County. The corn field is located on the north side of FM 887 about
1 mile west of the intersection with FM 3191. The field is irrigated so the
corn plants are around 7-8 feet tall.
I stopped by there this evening and estimated 3,000 birds primarily
comprised of Cliff Swallows with around 100 Purple Martins mixed in.
Besides the swallows there were around 100 Red-winged Blackbirds. The
swallows were landing on the corn tassels. I've never heard of swallows
utilizing a corn field for a pre-fall migration roost site. Most
interesting!
Willie Sekula
Falls City
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