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Tree Swallow -
(Tachycineta bicolor) 

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Identification

  • Small, slim blue or greenish-black songbird
  • White below
  • Notched tail
  • Immatures are dusky brown above
         and light below
  • 5-6" (13-15 cm.)

Habitat

  • Wetlands, open areas, roadsides

Additional Information

  • Abundant migrant, common summer
         resident
  • Early spring migrant, appearing late
         March or early April
  • Nests in tree cavities or nest boxes
  • Lines nest with feathers
  • Eats insects and berries
  • Immatures may be confused with
         Rough-winged Swallows

Comparable Species

  • Rough-winged Swallows
  • Cliff Swallows
  • Barn Swallows

Tree swallow on branch tip showing blue and green of feathers

Tree swallow in profile; note tail feathers and white breast 

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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