Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

 (L 5.75" WS 14.5" Wt 0.7 oz)

Can be found in huge flocks
outside of the breeding season.

Swallows ordinarily eat insects,
but Tree Swallows cheat. They
eat berries during cold spells
so they can winter farther
north than their relatives.

      (Kenn Kaufman)

Hidden Lake, IL

24Apr09

Columbus Park

Chicago

01Jun2013