Barn swallows have returned in full force, sometimes seeming to completely take over the barn and ranch. Uncertain when the unique birds started arriving this spring or when they left last year. When ...

Whether you love watching barn swallows up close or dread the mess they leave behind, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert encourages you to take preventative action before the birds begin ...

Here is a typical conversation that I have with fellow birders when I’m trying to bird for swallows. “There’s a swallow. There it goes. Here it comes. I wish it would perch someplace.” Swallows fly a ...

Summer is swallow season. Spring migration can in some ways seem like a less-dramatic affair than California’s fall migration of ducks and shorebirds, with a relatively subtle arrival of songbirds, ...

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 ...

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 ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- The bird of the week for June 12 is the barn swallow. Glistening cobalt blue above and tawny below, Barn Swallows dart gracefully over fields, barnyards, and open water in ...

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

All birds in our area spend some time in the air. We have no flightless birds. But some are better aerialists than others, and some make greater use of the sky. The question arises because many ...

One warm and muggy morning on my walk, I notice swallows gathering on overhead power lines. The pair closest to me are northern rough-wings, and they are well into the throes of courtship: she, ...

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 ...