From purple martins to barn swallows, find out how to spot and identify 8 members of the swallow bird family during summer.

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, ...

Barn swallows are found all over the world. You can spot a barn swallow on six continents: North and South America, Europe, ...

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 ...