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Tree Swallow Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 6, 2012
ID : B13K4886 [4896 x 3264]

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Tree Swallow Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=568' MAP
Date: May 13, 2017
ID : B13K5145 [4896 x 3264]

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Tree Swallow Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Maumee Bay State Park, OH
GPS: 41.7N, -83.4W, elev=577' MAP
Date: May 12, 2018
ID : B13K6436 [4896 x 3264]

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Tree Swallow Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK
GPS: 61.1N, -149.8W, elev=16' MAP
Date: May 28, 2012
ID : B13K7514 [4896 x 3264]

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Tree Swallow Picture @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Playa del Rey (Ballona Creek), CA
GPS: 34.0N, -118.4W, elev=0' MAP
Date: April 28, 2012
ID : B13K4653 [4896 x 3264]

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Tree Swallow Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 16, 2015
ID : B13K8811 [4896 x 3264]

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Location: Playa del Rey (Ballona Creek), CA
GPS: 34.0N, -118.4W, elev=0' MAP
Date: April 28, 2012

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Tree Swallow Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 15, 2010
ID : 7C2V8725 [3888 x 2592]

Tree Swallow Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Piute Ponds, CA
GPS: 34.8N, -118.1W, elev=2,285' MAP
Date: March 11, 2008
ID : 5845 [3888 x 2592]

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Tree Swallow Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 24, 2009
ID : 7C2V7883 [3888 x 2592]

Tree Swallow Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 30, 2009
ID : 7C2V8400 [3888 x 2592]

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Tree Swallow Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Piute Ponds, CA
GPS: 34.8N, -118.1W, elev=2,285' MAP
Date: March 11, 2008
ID : 5856 [3888 x 2592]

Tree Swallow Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Piute Ponds, CA
GPS: 34.8N, -118.1W, elev=2,285' MAP
Date: March 11, 2008
ID : 5859 [3888 x 2592]

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Tree Swallow Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 23, 2009
ID : 7C2V7658 [3888 x 2592]

Tree Swallow Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 23, 2009
ID : 7C2V7660 [3888 x 2592]

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Tree Swallow Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 23, 2009
ID : 7C2V7652 [3888 x 2592]

Tree Swallow Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 23, 2009
ID : 7C2V7393 [3888 x 2592]

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Tree Swallow Picture @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Darien, GA (Altamaha WMA)
GPS: 31.4N, -81.4W, elev=27' MAP
Date: February 10, 2008
ID : 3911 [3888 x 2592]

Tree Swallow Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Ballona Freshwater Marsh, CA
GPS: 34.0N, -118.4W, elev=5' MAP
Date: April 28, 2008
ID : 9468 [3888 x 2592]

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SPECIES INFO

The Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, is a migratory passerine bird that breeds in North America and winters in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

This swallow averages 13.5 cm (5 inches) long and weighs about 20g. The bill is tiny. The adult Tree Swallow has iridescent blue-green upperparts, white underparts, and a very slightly forked tail. The female usually has duller colours than the male, often more greenish than the more bluish male. The juvenile plumage is dull grey-brown above and may have hint of a gray breast band.

Tree Swallows nest in natural or artificial cavities near water and are often found in large flocks. They readily use nest boxes, including those built for bluebirds. Declines in cavity-builder populations are resulting in fewer natural nesting sites for Tree Swallows, although the swallow population remains healthy.

The Tree Swallow nest consists of multiple layers of grasses and thin twigs, and is lined with large feathers from other species. The female lays 4 to 7 white eggs and incubates them by herself. The eggs hatch in about 14 days and the hatchlings are altricial. The hatchlings typically fledge in 16-24 days. While there are young or eggs in the nest, adults frequently dive bomb intruders (including curious humans) and attempt to drive them from the area. Tree Swallows are known to "fight" over feathers in mid-air for reasons which are still under investigation.

Tree Swallows are typically single-brooded, although they may attempt a second nest if the first fails early in the season. There are records of parents raising two successful broods in a season.

They subsist primarily on a diet of insects, sometimes supplemented with small quantities of fruit. They are excellent fliers and take off from their perch and acrobatically catch insects in their bills in mid-air.




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