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 ...

Since barn swallows have been in the news recently, I felt it behooved me to find out more about who they are and their status in the Seacoast area. Do we need to worry about closing the doors to a ...

A swallow nest has been found in Gibraltar after an appeal by the Department of the Environment, marking the first confirmed ...

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 ...

The Rye Conservation Commission voted to seal off the Goss Farm barn from migratory barn swallows due to health concerns over their droppings. Residents and a former state senator have urged the ...

A county judge has ruled Rye's Goss Farm barn can be closed off from nesting barn swallows, siding with the town and its Conservation Commission.

An old saying goes, “One swallow doesn’t make a summer.” Fortunately, we don’t have to settle for just one species. During the summer, members of the swallow bird family are common all over North ...

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 ...

It was — for far more than one reason — for the birds. Barn swallows — with their young tucked in a pair of nests built in the low-ceiling between two rows of stanchioned cows — were my ...

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Barn swallow populations are declining in New Hampshire and Maine, leading to their listing as a species of special concern in Maine. Potential reasons for the decline include loss of open barns, ...