About Ten Barn Swallow Pairs Used Replacement Nesting Structures at Goss Farm
About ten barn swallow pairs used replacement nesting structures after access to a long-used barn colony at Goss…
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Research, conservation and important developments connected to this species.
PCB Concentrations in Birds Near Anniston Were Among the Highest Recorded in North America
An exposure study of seven bird species along Snow Creek and Choccolocco Creek near Anniston, Alabama, found PCB…
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Merchant Acceptance Was Highest in Daegu Markets With Barn Swallow Nests
Barn swallows nested in 10 of 48 traditional markets surveyed in Daegu. Broad environmental variables did not distinguish…
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Barn Swallow Index Showed Clear Declines on Both Time Scales in India
The 2025 State of India’s Birds update estimated a −21.0% long-term trend and a −3.2% current annual trend…
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Human Hair and Fishing Line Caused Seven Deaths in Barn Swallow Nests
A study of 193 barn swallow nests in China documented seven fatal entanglements involving human hair or fishing…
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Upper Columbia Project Documented 69 Barn Swallow Breeding Sites
A five-year project in British Columbia’s Upper Columbia Valley documented 69 Barn Swallow breeding sites with 140 nesting…
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Pyrethroid Insecticides Were the Most Likely Cause of 12 Barn Swallow Deaths in a Dutch Stable
An investigation of 12 barn swallow deaths in a Dutch riding stable linked the event to probable acute…
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Barn Swallow Was the Most Frequent Bird-Strike Species Identified at Hangzhou Airport
At Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, barn swallow accounted for 9 of 114 identified strike samples (7.9%). Year-round surveys,…
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PFAS Biomagnified From Insects Into Barn Swallows, With the Highest Estimated Risk Just After Hatching
A South China study found trophic magnification of PFAS in barn swallows and estimated the greatest risk during…
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Nine barn swallow fledglings were counted at the new “Swallow Resort”
One barn swallow pair used a new 72-cup nesting structure twice and produced nine counted fledglings.
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