Whether you love watching barn swallows up close or dread the mess they leave behind, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert encourages you to take preventative action before the birds begin ...

A county judge has ruled Rye's Goss Farm barn can be closed off from nesting barn swallows, siding with the town and its Conservation Commission.

New research reveals why barn swallows are declining — and how our barns may be part of both the problem and the solution.

The Rye Conservation Commission voted to seal off the Goss Farm barn from migratory barn swallows due to health concerns over their droppings. Residents and a former state senator have urged the ...

When Elise Lauderdale heard that the owner of her apartment complex planned to powerwash the entire building, she had a feeling it might end badly for the barn swallows nesting on her balcony. Sure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The most wide-spread members of the swallow family, barn swallows wing their way throughout the world, breeding generally in the ...

Ornithologist Arthur Bent’s words in the early 1900s still hold true today. “Everybody who notices birds at all knows, admires and loves the graceful, friendly barn swallow,” he explained. “No bird in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since barn swallows have been in the news recently, I felt it behooved me to find out more about who they are and their status in ...