About this Study

Annual Cycle

Facts
Resources
Report
Swallow migration map
 
Baltimore Oriole Range Map | Bullock's Oriole Range Map
 
Report Your First Swallow of Spring
For swallows, long-distance migration is like a typical day. A Barn Swallow may fly 600 miles a day capturing insects to eat. Announce the news when your barn swallows return from their wintering grounds in South America.

Barn Swallow in flight courtesy of Wikipedia
Wikipedia

"One swallow does not make a summer, nor does one fine day."
                              — Aristotle
  This is a Limited Coverage Species.