Swallow

Cavity Nesting Wild Birds - Barn Swallow
http://www.bright.net/~miley1/barn-swallow.htm
Study map showing distribution of the barn swallow across the US. Plus description and observations of eating behaviour.

Chipper Woods Bird Observatory - Barn Swallow
http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/barnswallow.htm
Research sleek bird that winters south and migrates north in the summer. Peruse range of colour images showing close-up of bird’s wing and forked tail.

Don Baccus Photography - Barn Swallow
http://donb.furfly.net/malheur/birds/bswallow.html
Locate profile of bird that creates cup-shape nests. Also colour images and link to specific geographic area in US for watching.

Journal of Experimental Biology - Flight Kinematics http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/abstract/204/15/2741/
Find out how scientists studied the wing beat kinematics of the barn swallow by putting them in a wind tunnel. Includes result of experiment.

Northern Michigan Birding - Barn Swallow
http://www.northbirding.com/cgi-bin/album1/album.pl?photo=woodsong/
npnbarnswallow.jpg
Look into barn swallow’s colour, markings, body shape, and the unusual sculpting of the tail with this high-definition colour photograph.

Nova Scotia Museum - Barn Swallow
http://www.museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0261.htm
Appreciate bird thought to signal beginning of summer. Read data on status, breeding, and range.

Penwest - Barn Swallow
http://www.westol.com/~pennwest/birds/barnswallow.html
Pore over colour illustration of barn swallow with wings extended. Also find data on habitat, diet, nesting, eggs, and young.

R & D Van Vleck Personal Pages - Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/per/b4a.htm
Study description of bird, size of clutch, habitat, and distribution. Also contains information on how to encourage barn swallows onto your property.

Richard and Diane Van Vleck Personal Pages - Barn Swallow
http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/per/b4.htm
Browse lengthy description of barn swallow drawn from personal observation. Also links to colour photographs of adults, nests, and young.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The - Swallow
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/s/swallow/
Discover what this bird looks like, sounds like, eats, and where you might see one. Also colour image of adult and link to image of juvenile.

US Geological Survey - Barn Swallow: Hirundo rustica
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i6130id.html
Look at colour image of adult barn swallow feeding young, plus nine tips to help you identify the bird. Includes links to distribution map for US plus audio clip.

Utah Birds - Barn Swallow
http://www.utahbirds.org/birdsofutah/BirdsA-C/BarnSwallow.htm
Enjoy series of colour photographs of the barn swallow taken near Springville and Box Elder County, Utah. Lists date taken and photographers’ names.

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