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

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 ...

Barn swallows are nice little birds to have around. They fly gracefully around and eat a lot of insects. My only disagreement was where they chose to build their nest. Earlier this year, they chose to ...

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 ...

The barn swallows that made the Sand Barrens Golf Club clubhouse their home were disruptive to guests. The birds were messy, and their nests - which were set high in the corners of the veranda of the ...

Some birds have taken to humans to an extent we never could have imagined. Three species found at San Angelo now nest in much or all of their range primarily on or in human constructs — buildings, ...

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, ...