The tree swallow is the only swallow that is truly swallow tailed, meaning the tail is deeply split and has white spots. The adult is blue-black above; cinnamon-buff below, with a darker throat. Most ...

Although I’ve yet to make my initial 1987 trip to the Delaware River to fish for shad, I know that within the next few days, when I do, I’ll see tree swallows. In years past this abundant, graceful ...

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, ...

The swallows have started to gather on Plum Island and they will reach their peak by mid-August. Along the Parker River Wildlife Refuge, they feed on the bayberry on the dune side of the road, and the ...