Estonia and Austria, two European countries, have named this species their national bird. George Grinnell played a huge role in early conservation. After he became editor of Forest and Stream magazine ...

Claim to fame: Thanks to the abundance of barns, old silos, bridges and other human-built structures, barn swallows have become frequent sights in Missouri and elsewhere across much of the United ...

Researchers think that local parasites are influencing why barn swallows in Europe, the Middle East and Colorado are choosing their mates differently. Their new research finds that these parasites ...