The Ultimate Bird Drawing Throwdown Showdown Graphic featuring images of David Sibley and H. Jon Benjamin

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Illustrator David Sibley and actor H. Jon Benjamin will face off in the bird illustration battle of the century during BirdNote's Year-end Celebration and Auction!

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Barn Swallow at nest with hungry chicks. The Barn Swallow parent has a dark blue back and reddish-orange throat, and one Barn Swallow chick has its yellow beak open, while the other Barn Swallow chick has beak closed, showing the yellow "gape" around its beak.

Swallows Return to Nest

Each spring, eight species of swallows — including this Barn Swallow — migrate north from the tropics to nest in North America. Tree Swallows and Purple Martins are especially dependent on man-made nestboxes. Tree Swallows nest over much of the continent, while Purple Martins are most…
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