Climate change leaves northern tree swallows more vulnerable those in the southern US

Tree swallows in the northern U.S. and Canada face the greatest risk from climate change despite responding to temperature ...

Even birds living in protected Ontario reserve can't escape climate change, new study finds

New research published in a U.S. science journal found that as the number of insects declines, tree swallows at Long Point ...

Canada's birds have been shrinking since the 1970s as insect populations collapsed by more than 60%, scientists found

A groundbreaking study reveals a stark 60% decline in insects at Canada's Long Point Bird Observatory since the 1970s, ...

Why Can’t Humans Breathe And Swallow At The Same Time? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains

The evolutionary trade-off that crossed humans' airway and food pathway, raising choking risk from toddlerhood to old age — ...
Juneau Empire

With numbers halved since ’60s, swallows are subject of local Audubon study

The Juneau Audubon Society recently wrapped up its third year of studying local swallow populations. Next year, members hope to elevate the project’s scientific scope by linking it with a University ...
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For barn swallows, feathers make the man, says CU-Boulder study

A new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has shown the testosterone of male North American barn swallows skyrocketed early in the breeding season when their breast colors were ...
KQED

How People Drove an Evolution in Cliff Swallows

University of Nebraska ornithologist Mary Bomberger Brown measures the wingspan of a cliff swallow. Photo credit: Gary Hochman When the worlds of nature and people converge, nature is often endangered ...