Naturalists and volunteers at Erie Bluffs State Park check bird houses each week this time of year to chart nesting activity.

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain—have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4 billion years of our ...

TROUT RIVER, P.E.I. – Some local birds are getting a helping hand and a place to stay thanks to some P.E.I. watershed groups.

Tree swallows are small, acrobatic songbirds that primarily eat insects. They winter in the southern U.S. through Panama, farther north than any other American swallow species.

Adults will duel over prime spots with other swallows and other bird species in early spring. By late spring or summer, when chicks are ready to fledge, Tree Swallow young wait patiently at the ...

In July 2023, biologist Felicia Wang was conducting surveys on nesting Tree Swallows in a nature preserve outside of Woodland, California. Under the warm morning sun, she approached a nest box on the ...

Tree swallows in central P.E.I. have some new homes, thanks to five watershed groups in the area. The groups have put up dozens of nesting boxes for the insect-eating birds as part of a ...

Tree swallows in central P.E.I. have some new homes, thanks to five watershed groups in the area. The groups have put up dozens of nesting boxes for the insect-eating birds as part of a standardized ...

It turns out that tree swallows live for many years, with the oldest known individual living to a ripe old age of 12 years. As a result, it is highly likely that the birds currently using the nest ...

Steinhoff explained these modifications to the typical bird box design allow for more hands-on observation of both adult and baby tree swallows. While not listed as an endangered species, tree ...