The other day I was working with my purple martin colony. I have 16 gourd nesting boxes, which house 16 families, and at this time of year the babies are fledging (leaving the nest for the first ...

Learn how to identify a male and female tree swallow. Find out about their nests, song, range map and what tree swallows eat.

Similar to the tree swallow, violet-green swallows are ... The mother bird does most of the feeding of the baby swallows, but the father helps, too. Learn more about swallow nesting habits.