Keywords:Lake Erie Shore, Magee Marsh State Wildlife Area, Ohio, Tachycineta bicolor, bird, first year female, nesting cavity, spring migration, tree cavity, tree swallow, wetland
This is a female Tree Swallow. Note the somewhat less brilliant iridescence to her feathers. Once the nesting site is selected, she is the one of the pair that brings in most of the nesting material - mostly grasses collected nearby.
