The chittering is quite unlike that of the tree swallows, residents for years in the bird boxes in the field. The continuous call of the barn swallow is, according to “Bent’s Life Histories of North ...

From symbolism to their bug catching abilities, there's a lot to learn about a barn swallow. Learn about their nests, songs and more. The post 10 Fascinating Barn Swallow Facts appeared first on ...

Barn swallows are the bird versions of human brick masons. Both parents tend to the nest and will return to the same nesting site every year.

Visitors search in vain for cliff swallows at their one-time nesting place at Mission San Juan Capistrano. A loudspeaker plays the birds' mating call in an attempt to lure them back.

Outdoors lovers have some extra tricks and tools they use when a unidentified bird's song gets stuck in their head.

Swallows have many similarities, but their nests hint at important differences. Of the many birds adapted to catch flying insects on the wing, swallows are among the most familiar and romanticized ...

These birds may live in colonies of thousands of nests, but you might not even know they’re nearby Cliff swallows have actually benefited from manmade habitat changes.

The Swallows Day parade, which has been a tradition since the 1930s, will take place Saturday. And then mission officials will turn their attention back to the birds.

A bunch of cliff swallow birds were making a nuisance of themselves at the Eldersburg Crossing Shopping Center, where they built nests on exterior walls. Their loud chirping and messy, muddy nests ...