Aves (birds)

Many birds use cave entrances for nesting and raising young. We must

be careful not to disturb them, especially in spring, when they are

vulnerable to noise and disturbance.

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019a.jpg: Eastern phoebe eggs in nest. Sayornis phoebe (Latham) often nests on entrance ledges in the spring. Rough-winged swallows, cliff swallows, vultures, owls and other birds also rear young in cave entrances and should not be disturbed. By James E. Gardner.
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019b.JPG: Sayornis phoebe (Latham), Eastern phoebe young in nest. By James E. Gardner.
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019c.jpg: Cathartes aura, Turkey vulture chicks, trogloxene, in a Missouri cave. By James E. Gardner.
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019d.jpg: Cathartes aura, Turkey vulture young on ledge, trogloxene,  Missouri. By James E. Gardner.
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019e.jpg: Stelgidopteryx serripennis, Northern rough-winged swallow, young waiting to be fed on floor of entrance room in Tumbling Cave, Boone County, Missouri. By William R. Elliott.
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