Learn how to identify a male and female tree swallow. Find out about their nests, song, range map and what tree swallows eat.

I never tire of watching the aerial acrobatics of swallows as they swoop over fields, darting back and forth to snap up flying insects. With their smooth, flowing flight and pointed wings, they are ...

Migratory swallows in search of food arrived in west Sonoma County around the beginning of April, when insects were becoming more abundant. The streamlined aerial acrobats will stay here long enough ...

One of the great joys of spring is the first appearance of the tree swallows. In my yard, this event almost always occurs in the first week of April; this year was no exception. It was a close call, ...

Swallows appear to be having a good time. With their swept-back, pointed wings, they are swift flyers that tend toward a playful attitude. While many swallows call Teller County home, the violet-green ...

Spring has come and birds are on the move. Many summer birds are yet to appear; April will be the peak month of arrivals. Some species, however, conduct their travels on a slightly earlier schedule ...

THE SWALLOWS ARE supposed to return in March and April. Birds don’t always do what we expect them to do. Reports of swallow sightings began coming in this winter, and that is more than a little ...

Eastern bluebirds are checking out bird houses. They're getting ready for the nesting season. Are your bird houses in place and ready? While bluebirds have been here all winter, migratory tree ...

Among the birds of summer, swallows hold prominent places. Places. Plural. Because several members of the swallow family spend the summer months in our area. These birds are closely related, as their ...