Date: 7/3/26 8:06 am From: Milton Trimitsis <trimitsis...> Subject: [NHBirds] Assertive barn swallows in Sullivan
My local barn swallows are taking it up a notch this morning. First I saw
one dive-bombing one of the resident red-tails that was perched on the
power line tower. When the red-tail flushed, the barn swallow continued
its harassment for a good distance. A few minutes later I saw a group of
about 14 barn swallows in hot pursuit of a sharp-shinned hawk. The hawk
eventually took cover in the dense canopy of a red oak, but the swallows
continued swirling around it and scolding loudly. This is totally new
behavior to me…anyone else seeing this sort of thing?
