Brave Barn E. Swallow was in a fix. From far above on the housetop, his three siblings clustered wing-to-wing, just as they would have been in their crowded nest under the eave of the house, and ...

A series of twittering notes serve as the song of the barn swallow. In southern Minnesota, we enjoy their musical chattering beginning about mid-April when they return from South America. We, too, can ...

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 ...

Throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the barn swallow wings its way into hearts with its graceful swooping flight and cheerful squeaky calls. In fact, this beloved songbird has such a long ...

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 ...

For more on small drones inspired by birds and other flying animals, see SN’s feature “Flying animals can teach drones a thing or two.” Last summer, biophysicist Douglas Warrick spent eight hours each ...

Claim to fame: Thanks to the abundance of barns, old silos, bridges and other human-built structures, barn swallows have become frequent sights in Missouri and elsewhere across much of the United ...

From purple martins to barn swallows, find out how to spot and identify 8 members of the swallow bird family during summer.

For hundreds of years, barn swallows have signaled the coming of spring. In many cultures, it is considered good luck to have barn swallows build nests on a person’s property. Artifacts depicting barn ...