WNJ Exclusive: Barn swallows nesting in Triple C Ranch barn
Recently hatched barn swallow chicks at the Triple C Ranch.
All photos by Jillian Weislo
by WNJ Correspondent Jillian Weislo
For the third consecutive year, barn swallows have successfully nested in the eaves of the pony barn at the Triple C Ranch in Edison right under a "Home Sweet Home" sign. Three chicks were confirmed in the nest early this morning.
The 40-acre Triple C Ranch is one of the last remaining farms in the highly urbanized Middlesex County and is located in the heart of the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area, which contains 1,240 acres of environmentally sensitive wetlands, upland forest and meadows.
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WNJ Exclusive: Barn swallows nesting in Edison barn
Vigilant parents perched on a wire outside of the barn.
For the third consecutive year, barn swallows have successfully nested in the eaves of the pony barn at the Triple C Ranch in Edison right under a "Home Sweet Home" sign. Three chicks were confirmed in the nest early this morning.
The 40-acre Triple C Ranch is one of the last remaining farms in the highly urbanized Middlesex County and is located in the heart of the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area, which contains 1,240 acres of environmentally sensitive wetlands, upland forest and meadows.
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WNJ Exclusive: Barn swallows nesting in Edison barn
Vigilant parents perched on a wire outside of the barn.
The nest, carefully built under a "home sweet home" sign.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 6/29/2011 12:36 PM 
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, Birds
Tags: barn swallows dismal swamp triple c ranch edison middlesex county
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, Birds
Tags: barn swallows dismal swamp triple c ranch edison middlesex county
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