“Sister, my sister, O fleet sweet swallow, Thy way is long to the sun and the south.” SWINBURNE. FROM time immemorial the Swallow (Hirundo rustica, Linn.) has been a proverbial type of summer visitor ...

They say we’ll always remember the moment an unforgettable event occurs. Unfortunately, it’s often associated with a terrible tragedy like 9/11, the day the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded or the ...

The Swallows Day Parade in San Juan Capistrano marks the cliff swallows’ annual migration from Goya, Argentina, to the south Orange County town, one of the longest migrations of any species. Cliff ...

When going for walks in late July, much of the route is spent looking at summer wildflowers; many still in bloom while others have gone to seed. New ones are seen each day. In the woods, more moisture ...

Thousands of swallows are showing up in Connecticut these days during the birds’ fall migration to the Carolinas and Gulf Coast. The Connecticut Audubon Society says the Connecticut River is one of ...

Each day at dusk in late summer and early fall, hundreds of thousands of swallows fly in from all directions and gather over a small island in the Connecticut River. There, for perhaps a half hour, ...

One of the great joys of spring is the first appearance of the tree swallows. In my yard, this event almost always occurs in the first week of April; this year was no exception. It was a close call, ...

MAURICE RIVER TOWNSHIP — Local residents need not go to the Serengeti to see one of nature’s most spectacular wildlife migrations. Every August on the banks of the Maurice River, purple martins and ...

The biggest game at Mission San Juan Capistrano on its most celebrated day of the year, Swallows Day, is who will spot a swallow. You may or may not see one. What you will see is people’s faces ...