| Common Name: | Swallow, Barn | | Scientific Name: | Hirundo rustica | | Family: | Hiruninidae | | Area: | Welcome Center - Beaver Creek State Natural Area, Oregon | | Date: | July 15, 2013 | 
Barn Swallows are one of the easiest of swallows to identify. They are the only swallows in flight that display long forked tails. They make a cup shaped nest constructed out of mud and dried grass on the side of buildings in which they lay 4 to 6 eggs. | 
Horsfall Beach, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area - - - July 22, 2011 | | Reference: | Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of America by Kaufman |
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