RYE — The barn at Goss Farm has been closed off to the public until the fall due to fecal buildup from barn swallows, frequent nesters inside the historic town property. Rye officials made the ...

The Goss Farm barn in Rye is temporarily closed due to a health hazard from accumulated barn swallow droppings. The closure will last through the spring and summer while the Conservation Commission ...

Many bird species bond with humans as a function of their lifestyle and their names often reflect those bonds, like house wren, house finch, house sparrow and barn swallow. Barn swallows often build ...

Whether you love watching barn swallows up close or dread the mess they leave behind, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert encourages you to take preventative action before the birds begin ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- The bird of the week for June 12 is the barn swallow. Glistening cobalt blue above and tawny below, Barn Swallows dart gracefully over fields, barnyards, and open water in ...

In a new study, scientists describe how different traits used to choose mates in barn swallow populations are driving the bird to diverge, which could eventually lead to the formation of new species.

Some birds have taken to humans to an extent we never could have imagined. Three species found at San Angelo now nest in much or all of their range primarily on or in human constructs — buildings, ...