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Rudy Darling

Rudy Darling

President (Past President) of Sierra Foothills Audubon Society, birding educator, and musician based in Grass Valley, California.

Aug 4, 2026

Critter Chat

Critter Chat

Celebrating Cliff Swallows

Aug 4 · 29m

speaker_3UNKNOWN
23:30
Yeah.
Rudy Darling
Rudy DarlingGUEST
23:30
These are the second most colonial birds in North America, the first being tricolored blackbirds.
Rudy Darling
Rudy DarlingGUEST
23:37
They'll have thousands in a colony, like 50,000 sometimes.
Rudy Darling
Rudy DarlingGUEST
23:43
They also have kind of wide beaks, which helps them.
Rudy Darling
Rudy DarlingGUEST
23:47
Wide and not very long.
Rudy Darling
Rudy DarlingGUEST
23:50
Can you imagine a hummingbird trying to catch an insect? They do, actually.
Rudy Darling
Rudy DarlingGUEST
23:55
But
Marney Blair
Marney BlairHOST
25:41
Yeah.

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