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NEST: Mud nest plastered on beams and walls in old barns and other
outbuildings and under bridges. Straw or horsehair are incorporated into the nest, which is lined with feathers.
EGGS: Usually 4-5, white with brown and lilac spots, .8" long.
INCUBATION: 13-17 days
FLEDGE: 18-23 days
HABITAT: Farmland, marshes, widespread in open country.
DISTRIBUTION: Cosmopolitan species, found on all continents except Antarctica
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Start a barn swallow colony this summer
order artificial nest cups for barn swallows
Nestbox video cameras view and record the action in your nestboxes this summer
| barn owl | American kestrel | purple martin | barn swallow | Eastern bluebird |
| tufted titmouse | Eastern phoebe | yellow shafted flicker | tree swallow | chimney swift |
| house wren | big brown bat | Carolina wren | brown thrasher | catbird |
| Eastern wood-pewee | cedar waxwing | Northern mockingbird | Turkey vulture | |