The tree swallow is the only swallow that is truly swallow tailed, meaning the tail is deeply split and has white spots. The adult is blue-black above; cinnamon-buff below, with a darker throat. Most ...

Visitors to Mission San Juan Capistrano in the next month may hear the song of a familiar bird near a statue honoring Father Junipero Serra. No, the cliff swallows haven’t returned to the mission – ...

Not so long ago, people believed that when swallows disappeared in the fall they dove into ponds and spent the winter sleeping in mud. We now know that they fly to Central America for the winter, but ...