Birds Are Shrinking as Insect Populations Drop

Something is causing tree swallows across North America to shrink, and scientists tracking nearly 50 years of data just ...

Crashing insect populations lead to smaller tree swallows that reproduce less

Since the 1970s, the number of insects at Canada's Long Point Bird Observatory has dropped by more than 60%, according to a ...

Canada's birds have been shrinking since the 1970s as insect populations collapsed by more than 60%, scientists found

A groundbreaking study reveals a stark 60% decline in insects at Canada's Long Point Bird Observatory since the 1970s, ...

As insects die off, birds are shrinking at this Lake Erie observatory

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Even birds living in protected Ontario reserve can't escape climate change, new study finds

New research published in a U.S. science journal found that as the number of insects declines, tree swallows at Long Point ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Speaking of Nature: The return of some familiar feathered faces: Tree swallows come home to the same fields they used the previous year

A male tree swallow gives a good yawn in the early morning light. This photo shows how wide a swallow can open its mouth when trying to capture flying insects. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON One of ...
Phys.org

Spring cold snaps harm nesting tree swallows, but some show resilience

Warming temperatures from climate change cause tree swallows to nest up to two weeks earlier than they did in the 1970s, but early spring cold snaps can hinder nestlings' growth and survival, ...
Front Porch

Bird Sightings: Swallows’ Nests

Here are examples of nests in which they raise their young. Barn and cliff swallows build cup-shaped nests of mud under eaves, rafters, and bridges. Tree and violet-green swallows occupy tree-hole ...