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 ...

Last week I wrote about the tree swallow spectacle on Plum Island. Their numbers continue to build, and one has to be careful when proceeding down the island, driving slowly to avoid collisions. Doug ...

Although I’ve yet to make my initial 1987 trip to the Delaware River to fish for shad, I know that within the next few days, when I do, I’ll see tree swallows. In years past this abundant, graceful ...

The tree swallow is typically a straightforward enough bird to identify, even for newer birders. With shiny, almost ...

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 ...

There are eight species of swallows in North America with seven species in Montana. The cave swallow is mostly found in Texas and Mexico. Tree, violet-green, northern rough-winged, bank, barn, and ...

Thousands of swallows are showing up in Connecticut these days during the birds’ fall migration to the Carolinas and Gulf Coast. The Connecticut Audubon Society says the Connecticut River is one of ...

Wind and precipitation play a crucial role in advancing or delaying the breeding cycles of North American tree swallows, according to the results of a new study. Wind and precipitation play a crucial ...

A new paper in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry indicates high levels of exposure to "forever chemicals" in the ...