Greensville resident Glenn Meldrum is no longer flying solo on his bid to build a nesting shed for barn swallows at nearby Johnson Tew Park and is now readying to land the project. He says efforts to ...

Throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the barn swallow wings its way into hearts with its graceful swooping flight and cheerful squeaky calls. In fact, this beloved songbird has such a long ...

Here is a typical conversation that I have with fellow birders when I’m trying to bird for swallows. “There’s a swallow. There it goes. Here it comes. I wish it would perch someplace.” Swallows fly a ...

For more on small drones inspired by birds and other flying animals, see SN’s feature “Flying animals can teach drones a thing or two.” Last summer, biophysicist Douglas Warrick spent eight hours each ...