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This genus of blue-backed swallows is sometimes called the "barn swallows". [14] [7] The Oxford English Dictionary dates the English common name "barn swallow" to 1851, [15] though an earlier instance of the collocation in an English-language context is in Gilbert White's popular book The Natural History of Selborne, originally published in 1789:
In Britain, the sand martin is the first of its family to appear on its breeding grounds, arriving from the middle of March, a week or two in advance of the barn swallow. In northern Ohio , they arrive in numbers by mid-April, about 10 days earlier than they did 100 years ago.
In the winter, when many of these birds are migrating, farmers are now flooding their fields in order to provide temporary wetlands for birds to rest and feed before continuing their journey. [146] Rice is a major crop produced along this flyway, and flooded rice paddies have shown to be important areas for at least 169 different bird species ...
Meanwhile, in parts of Ohio's Ashtabula County, which borders Lake Erie 50 miles northeast of Cleveland, one town was hit with almost five feet of snow as of late Sunday night, USA TODAY ...
The western house martin is similar in habits to other aerial insectivores, including other swallows and martins and the unrelated swifts, and catches insects in flight. [9] In the breeding areas, flies and aphids make up much of the diet, and in Europe, the house martin takes a larger proportion of aphids and small flies than the barn swallow. [9]
The northern cardinal is the state bird of Ohio. This list of birds of Ohio includes species documented in the U.S. state of Ohio and accepted by Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of November 2024, there were 451 species on the official list. [ 1 ]
When do hummingbirds leave Ohio? Winter migration starts soon. Here's what to know. Gannett. Alex Perry, Columbus Dispatch. August 9, 2024 at 10:22 AM.
These roosts can be enormous; one winter-roosting site of barn swallows in Nigeria attracted 1.5 million individuals. [33] Nonsocial species do not form flocks, but recently fledged chicks may remain with their parents for a while after the breeding season.