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[[image: TreeSwallow.jpg ]] '''Common Name:''' Tree Swallow '''Scientific Name:''' Tachycienta bicolor '''Size:''' 5-6 inches (12-15 cm) '''Habitat:''' Throughout the North America. Summer Range: Breeds from Alaska to Labrador, southward to southern California, New Mexico, northern South Dakota, northern Georgia, and Virginia. Winter Range: Winters from southern California, South Carolina, Florida, and the Gulf Coast southward to Panama. Found in open areas near water and fields, especially wooded swamps and shorelines. '''Status:''' Least concern. '''Global Population:''' 20,000,000 Mature Individuals. '''Diet:''' Mosquitoes and other flying insects. '''Breeding:''' Nest an open cup of grass or pine needles placed in tree cavity or nest box. Lined with feathers, usually of waterfowl. 2-8 eggs are laid. '''Cool Facts:''' Outside of the breeding season the Tree Swallow congregates into enormous flocks and night roosts, sometimes numbering in the hundreds of thousands. They gather about an hour before sunset at a roost site, forming a dense cloud. They swirl around like a living tornado and as darkness approaches they then wheel low over the cattail marsh or grove of small trees. Large numbers drop down into the roost with each pass of the flock until the flock disappears. The Tree Swallow uses many feathers from other birds in its nest. The feathers help keep the nestlings warm so they can grow faster. They help keep levels of ectoparasites, like mites, low too. The Tree Swallow winters farther north than any other American swallow, and it returns to its nesting grounds long before other swallows come back. Its ability to use plant foods helps it survive periods of bad weather. '''Found in [http://www.empken.com/downloads/downloads2.html Free Downloads]'''
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