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biologists.org Kirsty J. Park1,*, Mikael Rosén2 and Anders Hedenström2 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK and 2 Department of Animal Ecology, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden *Author for correspondence (e-mail: k.j.park@stir.ac.uk) Accepted May 14, 2001 Two barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) flying in the Lund wind tunnel were filmed […]

pnas.or DW Winkler and FH Sheldon Nest construction is more diverse in the Hirundinidae than in any other family of oscine birds. To explore the evolution of this diversity, we superimposed nest data on a DNA-hybridization phylogeny of 17 swallow species. Nest construction is tightly linked to the inferred evolutionary history. Burrowing appears to be […]

suite101.com It bears emphasis that the Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) was obviously not always known as a chimney-dweller. Humans can take a certain amount of pride in the fact that we have helped in the survival of at least one species. Perhaps the most commonly known swift is the Chimney Swift. This cigar-shaped bird used […]

pnas.org (molecular systematics / nest structure / echolocation / birds) Patricia L. M. Lee, Dale H. Clayton, Richard Griffiths, and Roderic D. M. Page Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, United Kingdom Communicated by Richard Southwood, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, March 11, 1996 (received for review August 14, 1995) Swiftlets are […]

birds.poland.pl/ An albino swallow with white feathers and red eyes has been found on a farm in Ostrzeszow, Greater Poland. The bird is the first white swallow which has been ringed. These navy blue, black and white birds with a characteristic rusty spot on a throat are very numerous in Poland. Yet albino swallows are […]

Desicritics.org, India – Oct 1, 2014 Migrations have been a problem since the year dot. Whether we are talking about animals, birds, or people, we always have issues in some shape or form. In particular, when talking about human migrations, we have this to thank for the current debate about who belongs where. We also have migrations […]

Toronto Star,  Canada – Oct 1, 2014
Oct 01, 2014 04:30 AM
Andrea Gordon
Family issues reporter

Teenage boys take up so much space. And then they go, leaving a hole so big it threatens to swallow you.
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Cape Codder · 10/6/2014 Friday, October 6, 2014 Ask the Bird Folks     Dear Bird Folks,      So, we know that summer is officially over. What group of birds is the last to migrate south?     -Donna, Marshfield     Good idea Donna,     I like that you want to base the seasonal changes on which birds are leaving. Most […]

soupsong.com (by A. M. Zukarnaen) Long ago in China, there was an Emperor who loved to taste different gourmet dishes made by the Royal Cook. Each dish was exotic and different every day. One day the cook ran out of ideas and desperately needed to find a new dish to prepare for the Emperor. The […]

Athlone Advertiser, Ireland – Oct 4, 2014
While discussing her garden with a client lately I got distracted when I spotted a swallows nest immediately outside her patio doors, resting between the house and the down pipe. This nest was the hive of activity with mammy swallow feeding her young and directing traffic as the young birds flew in and out of their house. It looked like any home full of active teenagers.
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