What material do swallows use to build there nests?

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Pigeons love straw and will place a piece at each potential nest

spot. The cocks are very creative which makes me laugh when I clean

up because I find straw in all kinds of improbable locations. Once

they claim a nest site, the hen usually lays the first egg within a

couple of days and a second egg one to two days later.