A Good Home

The barn on campus has always been a relatively loud place. Whether it is the rumble of the tractor, the singing of our bovine ladies, or the chirps, whistles, and calls of various passerine species that spend their time here, there is always something to listen to. With this quarantine business going on, I've been working at the dairy barn for a lot of my time. During the down time, it has been exciting he weather on this particular day was sunny, about 45 degrees Celcius, and comfortable enough to lay in the middle of the barn watching birds go about their busy lives.

Over the winter, House Sparrows, Rock Pigeons, European Starlings, among various other common overwintering species spend most of their time inside the safety of the barn. They can be found jumping from fence to fence, picking at the cows' food of corn and hay silage, and traveling around together. For the most part, each "flock" stays separate from the other and doesn't interact with other species. Outside of the barn, there is a field, and some trees. Imaginably, the species observed above spend much of their time here as well. Perhaps they catch bugs and get other more natural forms of food.

This spring, a Rock Pigeon decided to build her nest atop a metal fan in the barn. More often than not, she can be found sitting on the nest, presumably watching the cows munch on food and other avian species flutter about. Watching this particular lady, when she leaves her nest, she escapes out the door of the barn and may be gone for only several minutes but as long as fifteen minutes.

Publicado el lunes, 30 de marzo de 2020 a las 08:57 PM por claudia-sacks claudia-sacks

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Paloma Doméstica (Columba livia)

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Marzo 25, 2020 a las 09:59 AM EDT

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Many Pigeons, House Sparrows, and European Starlings tend to spend the nights in a high-ceiling barn on campus!

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