Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA

 

Habitat : Lakes and Ponds

Food : Insects

Nesting : Cavity

Behavior : Aerial Forager

Conservation : Low Concern

 

"Handsome aerialists with deep-blue iridescent backs and clean white fronts, Tree Swallows are a familiar sight in summer fields and wetlands across northern North America. They chase after flying insects with acrobatic twists and turns, their steely blue-green feathers flashing in the sunlight. Tree Swallows nest in tree cavities; they also readily take up residence in nest boxes."

- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology

 

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