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 ...

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 ...

New CU Boulder research shows that even with increased physical costs, female barn swallows prioritize the needs of their offspring over their own health The study is about songbirds, but reading ...

Swallows are migrating birds that spend the winter in Central or South America. During spring they arrive all across the U.S., where they quickly begin building nests from blobs of mud. Barn swallows ...

Did you ever pause on a summer day to admire the swallows doing aerial gymnastics overhead? Those swallows are designed to maneuver incredibly quickly while flying at speeds up to 40 miles/hour.