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 ...

You can't miss the flying acrobats - aka barn swallows - as you drive under overpasses. They began arriving in late March from winter homes in Central and South America. The majority probably made a ...

Walk outside on a sunny midsummer day and look skyward from an open vantage point. Chances you’ll see a swallow in flight within the first minute.Swallows look like miniature fighter-jets gliding and ...

The cliff swallow is another bird that might deserve the title "signature of summer." Cliff swallows are abundant and easily recognized. They reward close observation, because they are beautiful birds ...

It’s kite flying time. Not paper kites held aloft with a string, but those high-flying birds called swallow-tailed kites and Mississippi kites sailing buoyantly on outstretched wings. Groups of two ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Love them or hate them, it’s the season for a special kind of flying squatter to return to Central Texas. Barn swallows are migrating back into our area, and once they set up on your ...

The Idaho Bird Conservation Partnership is launching a new program — Swallows and Bridges — to help educate Treasure Valley citizens about the conservation of aerial insectivores. You can help in a ...

Barn swallows are found all over the world. You can spot a barn swallow on six continents: North and South America, Europe, ...

Placement, construction, shape and material are essential nest considerations. Each species meets its own needs with its own style, developed over eons. Many bird species employ feathers in their ...