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 ...

You can't miss the flying acrobats - aka barn swallows - as you drive under overpasses. They began arriving in late March from winter homes in Central and South America. The majority probably made a ...

The barn swallow population has exploded at our place west of Gilby, N.D. We’ve had barn swallows each of the 16 years we’ve lived there, and sometimes cliff swallows, too, but never this many, ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) -Bird watching can be a fun hobby in the backyard, but one type of bird is proving to be a nuisance for many, and taking care of them can be problematic, too, as barn swallows are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adjacent to the beautiful new visitor station at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, the shell of the previous building hosts cliff and barn swallows. My wife and I stood under the circular roof of ...

Ornithologist Arthur Bent’s words in the early 1900s still hold true today. “Everybody who notices birds at all knows, admires and loves the graceful, friendly barn swallow,” he explained. “No bird in ...

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 ...

Whether you hate the mess barn swallows leave or enjoy being able to watch them up close, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert encourages you to plan for these birds’ arrival now. The ...