Here is a typical conversation that I have with fellow birders when I’m trying to bird for swallows. “There’s a swallow. There it goes. Here it comes. I wish it would perch someplace.” Swallows fly a ...

Tree Swallows are a common sight around Cape May, but that doesn't make their massive swarming behavior any less impressive.

Bluebirds aren't the only species to use nest boxes! Learn about tree swallows' nesting habits and how to choose a swallow ...

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 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 ...

Several times in the last few weeks I have responded to a request for help identifying a “big swarm of birds.” They were swirling, swooping and diving over the sea oats on Tybee, above a lagoon on ...