Date: 6/25/25 12:57 pm From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Bank Swallows and Cliff Swallows at Ledges State Park, Boone Co.
This morning after the 2" rain the Cliff Swallows from the canyon wall at Ledges State Park Boone Co. must have been rebuilding nest entrances and were gathering clay from the West side of the Des Moines River NW of the Lower Ledges boat ramp. Mixed in were a few Bank Swallows resting on roots outside the nest holes or feeding young directly above the Cliff Swallows. Last week there wasn't any activity and bank swallows had made more nests. The creek where I've seen the Cliff Swallows gather nest material is a torrent of water. At the high water pole there was a Northern Parula, Yellow Throated Warbler, Redstarts, Yellow Warblers and a calling Pileated Woodpecker. Clayton Will, Madrid [image: iabird Swallows Ledges June 25, 2025 047 - frame at 0m13s.jpg] [image: Ledges June 25, 2025 036.JPG]
