- Date
- 1983-06
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- wildlifeenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1983 Beacon noted an unusually large population of swallows in town, possibly cliff swallows, and recalled that only four nesting pairs had been seen a few years earlier.
Evidence limits
The item is an editor’s local observation and appeal. It does not establish the species, population, nest count, or migration history.
Sources
- Says the editor noticed a large population of swallows in town, was told they were cliff swallows and relatively rare locally, and had heard that only four nesting pairs existed a few years earlier. It asks residents to encourage the insect-eating birds to stay. This is a local observation and conservation appeal, not a species identification, nest census, or migration study. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1983-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the swallow observation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island residents report an unusual cliff-swallow population, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cliff-swallow-observation-1983/, accessed [date], citing News Notes, Beaver Beacon, June 1983. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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BibTeX for “Beaver Island residents report an unusual cliff-swallow population, 1983”RIS for “Beaver Island residents report an unusual cliff-swallow population, 1983”