Copyrighted photo by David B. Soete

Swiping: unique bird behavior observed

It’s called swiping, and it’s happening just outside Barbara Leo’s kitchen window. As coordinator of the Upper Delaware Region’s Audubon Christmas Bird Count, Leo knows a bit about birds and their behaviors. When a pair of white-breasted nuthatches began eyeing up the hole left when a limb broke off Leo’s cherry tree, she recognized the early signs of nesting behavior.

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