TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Tree Swallow Gathering Tree Swallow- Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow- Tachycineta bicolor, Order Passeriformes, Family Hirundinidae. There were hundreds of Tree Swallows hovering above the north end of Acton Lake in the early morning fog on this late September morning. Note: The fall colors are much plainer and subdued when compared with the bright, sparkling, Spring colors. (Photo: Sep 23, 2004, Canon EOS 1D Mark II digital camera with 500mm f/4 L IS lens and 2.0X TC) For More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tree_Swallow.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.