Citizen petition looks to protect barn swallows in Rye after migratory birds are blocked from Goss Farm's historic barn.

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 ...

For hundreds of years, barn swallows have signaled the coming of spring. In many cultures, it is considered good luck to have barn swallows build nests on a person’s property. Artifacts depicting barn ...

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 ...

HADLEY, Mass. (AP) - A former horse stable at the Fort River Division of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge that has become a prominent nesting site for barn swallows will be ...

Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign up HADLEY — People interested in a stables building at the Fort River Division of ...

Successful efforts to preserve barn swallows in the stables at the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Fort River Refuge in Hadley are at risk (“Bird haven at crossroads,” July 21). After ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made their final decision to demolish the Bri-Mar Stable that has been the focus of protests by activist group Save Our Swallows because the barn is home to what is ...

It was — for far more than one reason — for the birds. Barn swallows — with their young tucked in a pair of nests built in the low-ceiling between two rows of stanchioned cows — were my ...

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, ...