A male tree swallow gives a good yawn in the early morning light. This photo shows how wide a swallow can open its mouth when trying to capture flying insects. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON One of ...

I never tire of watching the aerial acrobatics of swallows as they swoop over fields, darting back and forth to snap up flying insects. With their smooth, flowing flight and pointed wings, they are ...

Concern about how climate change affects food security usually focuses on agriculture in resource-poor countries. But disruptions to weather patterns threaten food supplies for wildlife too. Walk ...

With mosquito season nearing its peak after all our rains, so, too, will come the peak of swallows congregating on the coastal marshes in the next few weeks in preparation for their long journey south ...

Migratory swallows in search of food arrived in west Sonoma County around the beginning of April, when insects were becoming more abundant. The streamlined aerial acrobats will stay here long enough ...

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, ...

On a recent visit to Bethpage State Park, I went with Kathy Wegman, a retired environmental horticulturist, as she checked bluebird and tree swallow nest boxes. At the first bluebird nest box, a ...

The sweet chittering from the sky above me awakened memories so fond that I smiled brightly from within without looking up. I was doing yard work. My eyes and hands concentrated on removing an overly ...

VACHERIE — The woman in the white SUV drove down River Road under a late afternoon sky and millions of tree swallows. She saw men and pickup trucks atop the levee, and stopped. “What’s going on?” she ...