Cliff Swallow colony on an artificial structure in Yukon: nesting phenology and re-use of old nests

We monitored a colony of Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) nesting on an artificial nesting structure that had been built for this species, near the Dezadeash River in Haines Junction, Yukon (60o 44’ 58” N/ 137o 30’ 33” W). We took photographs of the nesting surface of each of the 16 nesting panels of the structure, several times per year during 2013-2016 and once in 2017. From each photograph, nests and any visible adult birds were counted, and changes since the previous photo of that same panel were noted. In this way we tracked persistence of nests over the winter, timing of arrival of the birds, the progress of nest building, loss of nests or parts of nests that fell to the ground, and the number of nests that were apparently active each year. A nest was considered active in a given year if an adult was visible inside it in at least one photo, or if material (mud) was added to the nest.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 20:17 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 20:17 (UTC)
contact_email Donnees-SIG_SCF_NOR-Data-GIS_CWS_NOR@ec.gc.ca
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open_canada_date_modified 2024-01-25 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published 2023-08-08 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["Oiseau", "Reproduction animale", "Écosystème boréal", "Nord canadien", "phénologie de nidification", "insectivore aérien", "Hirondelle à front blanc", "réutilisation des nids", "Haines Junction", "Région du Nord"], "en": ["Birds", "Animal reproduction", "Boreal ecosystems", "Northern Canada", "nesting chronology", "aerial insectivore", "Cliff Swallow", "nest reuse", "Haines Junction", "Northern Region"]}
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title_fr Colonie d'hirondelle à front blanc sur une structure artificielle au Yukon: phénologie de la nidification et réutilisation des vieux nids
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