If you're feeling blue about news that a million of the world's species are threatened, this might boost your spirits: A "barn swallow condo" is going up in Waukesha County. A group of UW-Milwaukee ...

My earliest memory of a bird was the one colorfully painted on a shot glass in a relative’s China cabinet with the caption “JUST A SWALLOW.” I wouldn’t have gotten the joke even if I could read — I ...

Among the birds of summer, swallows hold prominent places. Places. Plural. Because several members of the swallow family spend the summer months in our area. These birds are closely related, as their ...