Mark C. Mainwaring, Louise V. Rowe, David J. Kelly, Grey Jonathan, Bearhop Stuart and Ian R. Hartley Abstract Hatching asynchrony results in age and size hierarchies within broods, and the subsequent ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In altricial birds, asynchronous hatching often results in a size hierarchy among nestlings. However, laying order and hatching order may ...

Barn swallows, seen here, can be distinguished from cliff swallows by their forked tails. Michele Roest Special to The Cambrian The swallows are back in town! One of the many joyful sights this time ...

The most wide-spread members of the swallow family, barn swallows wing their way throughout the world, breeding generally in the Northern Hemisphere and wintering throughout most of the Southern ...

HADLEY — Every spring, they faithfully return. Scores of the small birds with the long, forked tail and dark rump flutter through openings in a dimly lit, dilapidated stable, where they use mud and ...

Here is a typical conversation that I have with fellow birders when I’m trying to bird for swallows. “There’s a swallow. There it goes. Here it comes. I wish it would perch someplace.” Swallows fly a ...

The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is one of eight species of the swallow family that inhabits the state of Texas, and is the only one of its genus. This particular species is an extremely common bird ...