The female Tree Swallow has been banded with band number 2141-54941. Go back to Nesting menu or See Tree Swallows nesting from 1997 . Momma Tree Swallow checks out the possible home site. She lines the box with grasses and White Pine needles. Daddy Tree Swallow will offer some assistance.
Momma lines it with soft, insulating duck feathers.
Eggs are laid in the soft, feathered cup. One egg has been laid each morning since May 16. Six eggs are now seen in the nest. The babies are starting to hatch. The first one emerged on Friday June 5, 1998.