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Tree Swallow
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(Tachycineta bicolor)
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Family: Swallow
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Top Products From BirdStoppers To Repel Tree Swallows:
Ultrason X: First-ever ultrasonic repeller for exteriors
QuadBlaster QB-4: Ultrasonic Bird Repeller
BirdNet: Seals Entries and Blocks Access to Convenient Roosts
Polycarbonate SPIKES Needle Strips: Eliminate Roosting Surfaces
Terror Eyes: "Moving Eye" Holographic Repeller
Stainless Steel SPIKES Needle Strips: Eliminates Roosting Surfaces
Description:
These medium-sized swallows are iridescent steely greenish-blue above and white below. Males are iridescent greenish, while females tend to be a mixture of brown and greenish-blue iridescence. They have a short black beak and dark reddish brown or brownish gray feet. The tree swallow is a short-distance migrator. They gather in large flocks along the coast in the fall. They are the first swallows to reappear in the spring. Tree swallows are highly social and may form flocks of several thousand birds at nighttime roosts outside of the breeding season. However, they are strongly territorial during the breeding season.
Damage:
Nests are typically built in cavities in dead or live trees (excavated earlier by woodpeckers or other species) or in hollow stumps over water. However, they can also be found under the eaves of buildings, in steel drums, fire hydrants, holes in the ground or nest boxes.
How To Control Infestations:
Swallows are a protected species under the law. You cannot disturb them once they lay their eggs in the nest. The most effective way to eliminate tree swallow problems is to take down the nests in the winter after they are gone and exclude them from returning by using products like BirdNet or Bird Spikes which eliminates their roosting spots. Other possible means to repel away large flocks of swallows is with combinations of audio-visual scare devices such as the ultrasonic bird repellers, QuadBlaster 4 or Ultrason X unit combined with a visual scare device like Terror Eyes holographic balloon. See our complete list below of recommended audio and visual deterrent methods that may be effective against swallows.
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Call:
Utters quick repetitious silip or chi-veet.
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FAST FACTS
Height/Weight:
5” - 6” / 1 oz.
Life Span:
4-6 years in wild; > 12 in captivity
Flight Speed:
15-43 mph
Food:
Mostly noted for eating insects.
Habitat:
Open areas near water, such as fields, marches, meadows, shorelines
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