Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meet different types of swallow birds you should know. Plus, learn about the significance of swallow sightings. Adult tree swallow ...

On a murky day toward the end of February, I went with a friend on the Boy Scout Camp Trail. Rain and warm temperatures had turned the snow to unpleasant deep slush and puddles in some places. As ...

Introduction -- 2010. Starved in the nest -- 2011. Devotion to the last fledgling -- 2012. A successful clutch -- 2013. Clutch size and weather wipeouts -- 2014. Nesting novice ; Experiments with ...

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 ...

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, ...

Slowly, spring seeps in all around us. For thousands of years, January was not the beginning of the calendar year. For the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Jews, the new year coincided with the vernal ...

On agricultural landscapes, pesticides travel through food webs and can negatively affect local wildlife populations. However, few studies have considered the long-term, cumulative effect of multiple ...

Do Tree Swallows Use Birdhouses? Many backyard birders grow concerned when another species swoops into their bluebird boxes. A closer look at who’s moving in is warranted, since invasive species like ...