May 17, 2008
Resting Time,
This tree swallow box located on the Pond side of the Water Department building was the first of the 15 swallow boxes on the Reservation this year to be occupied. In this photo, taken in the early evening, the birds appear to be resting after a long day's work of catching flying insects to feed to their babies.
By this date, swallows have occupied or been investigating all but four of the 15 boxes. House wrens have moved into two others. For a report on this year's observations, go to
NEST BOX REPORTS