The very white underbelly helps distinguish this bird from other Imperial Valley swallows.
Compare with Northern Rough-Winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, and Cliff Swallow.
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This bird likes to nest in dead trees near
water.
The very white underbelly helps distinguish this bird from other Imperial Valley swallows. Compare with Northern Rough-Winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, and Cliff Swallow. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Tree Swallow
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Tree Swallow Species Account - Great informative page with photo images (including nest and young) and sound file displayed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's "The Birdhouse Network" Web site for cavity-nesting birds. TBN is a citizen-science program that you can join and participate in.
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us