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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: noam markus on April 23, 2015, 05:10:59 PM

Title: Hundreds of swallows Cherry Beach
Post by: noam markus on April 23, 2015, 05:10:59 PM

2PM at Cherry Beach. Hundreds of mixed swallows (Northern Rough-winged, Tree, Barn) feeding over the lake some settling on the beach.  

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8726/17246687282_bb5f534303_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/sh2Mgh)Hundreds of Swallows over Lake Ontario (https://flic.kr/p/sh2Mgh) by noam.markus (https://www.flickr.com/people/130432564@N03/), on Flickr

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Title: Re: Hundreds of swallows Cherry Beach
Post by: thouc on April 24, 2015, 03:02:16 PM

Yes, lots of swallows along the lakefront in Mississauga too yesterday. I assume the insects get pushed out over the water in the north winds.