It’s Feb. 20 and the first spring migrant is flying low over the waters of a mountain lake in Transylvania County. The first tree swallow has arrived, but winter has not yet retreated and it’s a ...

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 ...

The tree swallow is the only swallow that is truly swallow tailed, meaning the tail is deeply split and has white spots. The adult is blue-black above; cinnamon-buff below, with a darker throat. Most ...

Caution is always the better part of valor when it comes to approaching a tree swallow nest box. If you don’t pay attention, you run the risk of being dive-bombed and potentially plunked on the head ...

Just a decade ago, the forecast looked grim for tree swallows in Orange County. While common elsewhere in the country, these small birds seemed to breed here less and less frequently as their favorite ...

Recently, I had the pleasure of going birding at Brazos Bend State Park with friends. One of our first sightings of the day was a flock of what had to be at least 500 tree swallows congregating on a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A member of the Trout River Environmental Committee took this photo of tree swallow eggs inside one of the new banding boxes.

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, ...

For Wildlife Recovery Association's Barb Rogers, tree swallows are swift, smart and stunningly beautiful. However, there is a lot more to them. Their irridescent colors of blue and green flash in the ...

At a crowded Mendenhall Valley Public Library, people gathered for a Wildlife Wednesday hosted by the Southeast chapter of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance to hear naturalist Brenda Wright of the Juneau ...

When going for walks in late July, much of the route is spent looking at summer wildflowers; many still in bloom while others have gone to seed. New ones are seen each day. In the woods, more moisture ...