| Common Name: | Swallow, Tree | | Scientific Name: | Tachycineta bicolor | | Family: | Hirundinidae | | Area: | Denman Wildlife Area - White City, Oregon | | Date: | June 14, 2011 | 
The Tree Swallow is possibly our most common swallow, usually found near water where it will be seen making graceful swoops for insects. Easily differentiated from Violet-green Swallows by the fact that the dark hood comes completely below the eye. | 
Elkton Community Education Center - Elkton, Oregon - - - May 26, 2006 | | Reference: | Western Birds by Peterson / The Sibley guide to Birds by Sibley / Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kaufman |
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