tree swallow, male - guard, preen and sing

The female probably left the eggs and out for food. So the male guarded and perched on the box, preening.
In this situation, males occasional give Up and Down Songs to passing swallows. Chatter Calls aren't heard much now, except if floater females approach and males want to attract them.

Floater females can approach resident males, who rarely chase any female away. In fact males often sing and display, "inviting" floater females to approach.

Background has the call of red-winged blackbird, crow and many others.

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, NYC. 5/29/2010 (Sat) pm

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Pets & Animals

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• tree swallow
• male
• Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
• NYC