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1 December 2008 Weather-related Tree Swallow Mortality and Reduced Nesting Effort
Paul J. Hess, Carl G. Zenger, Robert A. Schmidt
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Abstract

We document the spring 2007 die-off of 216 Tachycineta bicolor (Tree Swallow) in western New York due to a period of unseasonably warm temperatures followed immediately by a period of unseasonably cold temperatures. Dead swallows were collected from artificial nesting boxes, where they had roosted communally. A subsequent decline in nesting effort was detected during the following nesting season. Implications for future nest-box management are discussed.

Paul J. Hess, Carl G. Zenger, and Robert A. Schmidt "Weather-related Tree Swallow Mortality and Reduced Nesting Effort," Northeastern Naturalist 15(4), 630-631, (1 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.1656/1092-6194-15.4.630
Published: 1 December 2008
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