tree swallow
noun
: an American swallow (Tachycineta bicolor synonym Iridoprocne bicolor) with iridescent greenish-blue upperparts and white underparts
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In Round One, the top heavy tree swallow defeated the chonky Canada warbler, 55%-45%.
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Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
This type of birdhouse will attract birds such as wrens, bluebirds, chickadees, tree swallows, warblers, nuthatches, and more.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
While this birdhouse will mainly attract bluebirds with its 1.5-inch entry hole, other birds, such as wrens, tree swallows, and chickadees, will be interested in nesting in this house, too.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
Some ideas to support bird conservation include buying bird-friendly coffee which supports habitats for birds — including tree swallows that nest in Alaska’s boreal forests, and migrate across Canada, down the Mississippi River, to Central America.
—Conocophillips Alaska, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2023
Bailey explains that certain birds, like wrens, tree swallows, and great crested flycatchers, will nest in gourds.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
Five Iceland gulls and a king eider at Black Rock Beach in Cohasset, a canvasback and three tree swallows at Beaver Pond in Franklin and a black vulture at Blue Hills Reservation.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
Three Eastern meadowlarks and two sandhill cranes at the Dexter Drumlin Reservation, five Iceland gulls at the Wachusett Reservoir, nine black vultures in Blackstone, a great cormorant at Lake Whalom, a late tree swallow in Worcester and 16 evening grosbeaks in Royalston.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
Worcester County: Two sandhill cranes at Dexter Drumlin in Lancaster, a canvasback at Coachlace Pond in Clinton, 30 tree swallows in South Grafton, seven black vultures at Roosevelt Park in Blackstone and four continuing trumpeter swans in the vicinity of Riverdale Street in Northbridge.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
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Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
This type of birdhouse will attract birds such as wrens, bluebirds, chickadees, tree swallows, warblers, nuthatches, and more.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
While this birdhouse will mainly attract bluebirds with its 1.5-inch entry hole, other birds, such as wrens, tree swallows, and chickadees, will be interested in nesting in this house, too.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
Some ideas to support bird conservation include buying bird-friendly coffee which supports habitats for birds — including tree swallows that nest in Alaska’s boreal forests, and migrate across Canada, down the Mississippi River, to Central America.
—Conocophillips Alaska, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2023
Bailey explains that certain birds, like wrens, tree swallows, and great crested flycatchers, will nest in gourds.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
Five Iceland gulls and a king eider at Black Rock Beach in Cohasset, a canvasback and three tree swallows at Beaver Pond in Franklin and a black vulture at Blue Hills Reservation.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
Three Eastern meadowlarks and two sandhill cranes at the Dexter Drumlin Reservation, five Iceland gulls at the Wachusett Reservoir, nine black vultures in Blackstone, a great cormorant at Lake Whalom, a late tree swallow in Worcester and 16 evening grosbeaks in Royalston.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
Worcester County: Two sandhill cranes at Dexter Drumlin in Lancaster, a canvasback at Coachlace Pond in Clinton, 30 tree swallows in South Grafton, seven black vultures at Roosevelt Park in Blackstone and four continuing trumpeter swans in the vicinity of Riverdale Street in Northbridge.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
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