The annual swallow show is ramping up on Plum Island! Plentiful fruit and insects on the Parker River Refuge attracts tens of thousands of swallows in mid-August, and this birding spectacle is one ...

Sure, these birds are hardy enough to get through a few cold days — even days with snow flurries — but there is a cumulative ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Warming temperatures from climate change cause tree swallows to nest up to two weeks earlier than they did in the 1970s, but early spring cold snaps can hinder nestlings’ growth and ...

SAUKVILLE – Prairies are rich wildlife habitats. They are so bountiful, in fact, sometimes they even host species that evolved to breed elsewhere. For proof we need only look at two restored ...