Tree Swallow | Built for Aerial Gymnastics
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
- They are beautiful, graceful and elegant. They demonstrate their mastery of flight with sudden and unpredictable twists and turns. Being small and relatively quiet, they leave the viewer to wonder what bird just darted in and out of their view so quickly. The bird who embodies these descriptors is the tree swallow.
These handsome aerialists are known by the scientific name, "tachycineta bicolor." The word tachycineta comes from the ancient greek word "takhykinetos", which means "moving quickly" and the latin word "bicolor" means "two-colored".
Small and streamlined, these songbirds have iridescent sapphire blue backs, a white front, and a thin black mask around the eyes. As with all swallows, they have long wings, short legs, and a short bill. Their tail is slightly notched...
Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
Description 00:22
Similar Species 01:28
Habitat 02:02
Diet and Unique Anatomy 02:17
Nesting Behavior 05:03
The Importance of White Feathers 06:16
Gaping Behavior 07:05
Migration 07:57
Conclusion 09:02
Follow Up On Nest Box Pair 09:27
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In my area farmers will regularly keep track of when the barn swallows return each year. Its always a welcome sight.
My brother and I have watched the tree sparrow nest in one of our bird boxes. It appeared that they had several broods over the summer of2024. We have enjoyed watching them through our back windows and even from our backyard. They certainly show no fear of us anymore. I sat on our deck and watched the first brood fly all around the tree with the nest box in it. I loved it. I certainly hope to see more this year as well as next year.
These birds compete with my bluebirds for my nest boxes . I love both species . Sometimes the Bluebirds get the box , sometimes the Tree Martins get the box . Except last year when Bluebirds AND a Tree Martins both fed the same nest box . What the heck was going on inside that nest box !
I absolutely adore Tree Swallows. They were the first bird I identified on my own. Thank you for making these videos, I love watching them and learning!
I absolutely love these birds😁👍👍
The first bird i ever definitively identified by voice were a congregation of Chimney Swifts that hung around my apartment complex’s rooftop over the summer. They have a very distinct, melodious twittering that really breathes life into urban Ohio during the summer months. I’m rooting for their return from their winter migration and am hoping to hear their voices in the skies of urban Ohio once again.
Edit: I have also identified Blue jays, Canada Geese, American Crows, House Sparrows, Northern Cardinals, Carolina Chickadees, Mourning Doves, Red-shouldered and Red-Tailed Hawks, Wild Turkeys, and most unusual of all, Bali Mynas, Inca Terns, and Nicobar Pigeons, by voice.
I’ve never seen tree swallows in my area. Barn swallows are very common, we had literally swarms when I was young.
It's so awesome seeing them show up in the spring. When they leave for the winter it seems soo empty, but luckily the red polls hang out till it's colder, but the chickadees stay😁
im here because i just observed one for the first time
I have been working from home for 5 years now and my home office overlooks the front of my house. We have had Tree Swallows nesting in the newspaper slot underneath our mailbox for 5-6 years in a row. The Swallows love to perch on the basketball backboard on the side of our driveway (20 feet from my office window) and this gives me a front row seat to the spring/summer lifecycle of these amazing birds. I keep my Nikon camera close by and have many fantastic pictures of these beautiful birds. We consider them to be part of our family... lol.
I live in the Puget Sound area of Washington State and during breeding wee have all the birds you mentioned in this video. The Purple Martins are the most rare here but I found a location were dozens were nesting last summer.
My mother-in-laws farm has plenty of tree swallows and barn swallows during the spring and summer months. They are very appreciated in how they keep the insects down.
I have enjoyed watching your videos.
I have a few houses made before the snow melted. As soon as it melted, the birds occupied them asap so I was like I wish I had time to build a dozen more 😁
Our first encounter w tree swallows. It's been awesome. I build bluebird houses (i've installed 12 in my back yard) We weren't sure what species we had encountered until watching your post. The mating pair have moved into my latest creation bluebird house to our delight. Now we're just waiting for the babies to arrive. (late May, 2023) btw thanks for your video and information. Very informative. Tim in central Indiana
I have three nest boxes on the back of my home and each year they are full. A few days ago a huge flock of birds were “dancing” around in the sky near my home. They were probably feeding on swarms of bugs since my home overlooks the St. John River in Madawaska Maine, on the Canadian border.
Thanks for an interesting footage of rare content! Very intriguing features are here & there, curious & surprising to know how diverged (ancestral?) from other members, which are more familiar to many of us. Are they relatively an early ramification in the phylogeny?
We bless these swallows that they may help balance the ecosystems.
I saw them nest in highway islands and grassy sidewalks. This is the reason why we had a limited mosquito population in spite of having tall grasses.
I'm so happy I found your channel. What a beautiful bird 👍
Been seeing a huge flock of acrobatic birds last a couple of days, trying to figure out what kind of birds.. so glad to land on your video ❤ beautiful and informative clip with clear sense of love towards birds. Loud shout out of thanks from Westerly, RI
Love this content!
love watching them fly
I'm in Texas but I'm pretty sure this is the bird I saw at the park 🤷 but there's literally nothing else it could be
Wonderful video, very educational. Was watching with my daughter. She works for the NYC school system and she said that this should be included in the educational subject. What would you call it if it was used as a subject?
That's great to hear! It would be ornithology, the study of birds, or more broadly as wildlife biology.
California theres mud swallows that build mud nests on the sides of concrete bridges near waterways. They also go to the white boxes set up in parks. I haven't see as many near the city since the flooding last two years they migrate to various places.
Probably one of the toughest birds due to their aerial agility.
Theyre great wind surfers ive spotted them at the beach on windy days when there was less people.
We have these in Ohio. There's a park with a small meadow & they have nest boxes along the walking path & you can see them flying in & out. They stick their heads out of the box hole & watch you walk by. So cute.
7:40pm, we have a cabin on a small lake northern MN, have 4 nest boxes spread out on our property, have 3 of the 4 taken this year, there is fierce competition for each box. Wondering if the same family of tree swallows come back every spring? We think they do.
ESTONIA BIRD!
Where I live, we have violet green tree swallows. Does anyone know why they circle and sing before sunrise?
I mow 10 acres(no trees) and have 15 bluebird houses scattered around the 10 acres. This year I have around 5 houses occupied by tree swallows and only 2 with bluebirds. I really enjoy watching the tree swallows. Last year I had one pair of swallows and a male sparrow killed the female swallow while she was sitting on her nest. This year I’m watching for male sparrows so that doesn’t happen again.
Them sparrows and the starling are nothing but aggravation to the native birds and me.
I just destroyed their nest today.. they build nest on our brick wall
Cute until they smear their s*** and mud on your house.
Great channel