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Baby Barn Swallows - Day 2

The Baby Barn Swallows hatched (June 20 2017)! Today is June 21st(Day 2). We have been watching the nest since spring, waiting for this day. There were 2 eggs in the nest on May 29. The barn swallow is similar in its habits to other aerial insectivores, including other swallow species and the unrelated swifts. It is not a particularly fast flier, with a speed estimated at about 11 m/s, up to 20 m/s and a wing beat rate of approximately 5, up to 7–9 times each second,[ but it has the manoeuvrability necessary to feed on flying insects while airborne. It is often seen flying relatively low in open or semi-open areas.