Distinguished by their deeply forked tails, dark blue bodies and reddish breasts, barn swallows can be seen swooping low over the water and land in search of flying insects to feed their young. Barn ...

“Unfortunately, barn swallows build their nest out of mud, and got the name barn swallow ‘cause they like to build under eaves of houses, barns, porches, sheds that they can be kind of messy ...

Federal law prohibits disturbing barn swallows once they nest, so take preventative action now Whether you love watching barn swallows up close or dread the mess they leave behind, a Texas A&M ...

Cliff swallows, in the mud nest on the left, and a barn swallow on its nest on the right, raise their young under a pavillion at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, on the Texas Coast.

Barn-swallow nests are marvels of construction. Adult birds fly to the sides of bayous, ditches and creeks or to roadside water puddles to pick up tiny mud pellets, which they mix with grass twigs.

Barn swallows, infamous for their mud nests in doorways, are returning. Once they make a nest, you can't legally remove them. Here's what you need to know.

The barn swallow belongs to the same general lineage of mud-nesting swallows. In fact, mud-nesting is the norm among global swallows, and barn swallows are the most cosmopolitan member of the family.

A review of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) nestings in natural sites reveals that few reported natural nest sites are presently active in North America. A shift from natural sites to human sites took ...

A. Sherwood Weisheit, Phillip D. Creighton, Interference by House Sparrows in Nesting Activities of Barn Swallows (Interferencia de Passer domesticus en el Anidamiento de Hirundo rustica), Journal of ...

Whether you hate the mess barn swallows leave or enjoy being able to watch them up close, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert encourages you to plan for these ...

But even though they’re unique birds, Grant says they’re also the most problematic for property owners. “Unfortunately, barn swallows build their nest out of mud, and got the name barn swallow ‘cause ...