Barn Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

Geographic Location- from central Quebec and south Manitoba to North Carolina, northern Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas

Habitat- farmsteads, open grasslands, and inland lakes

Song- a soft wit or kvit-kvit, wit wit

Location Observed- In the barn

Date Observed- 6/28/00

Personal Notes- These birds like to make their nests in the beams of the barn. They have sleek wings for fast flying. Sometimes when I’m out mowing the lawn they like to swoop down in front of me and pluck mosquitoes from the air.