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Barn Swallow

Male: A blue-black bird with a rusty red chest and throat.  Tail has a deep fork in it.
Female: Same as male, but with a lighter chest.
Diet: Insects.
Song: A short series of trills.
Nest: Semi-circle (usually attached to bricks, wood, or other rough objects); female and male build; two broods per year.
Eggs: Four to five; white with brown markings.
Incubation: Thirteen to seventeen days; female incubates.
Fledging: Eighteen to twenty three days; female and male feed young.
Notes: The only swallow in the area with a deeply forked tail.  Often found nesting in older barns, but will come to a wall of rock or bricks if it has a roof.  Some drink while flying.

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