This morning (April 9), Squamish birder Chris Dale captured this footage of a tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) in the Squamish Estuary.
According to the BCSPCA, six swallow species call B.C. home for at least part of the year, including the tree swallow.
Fast facts about the tree swallow
•Both sexes tend to its young.
•Babies must leave the nest 16 to 24 days after hatching, and they receive little care after that
•It tends to return to the same nest site in subsequent years if reproduction is successful
*Its diet consists primarily of insects
Here are some ways you can support the swallow population.
Find out more about the tree swallow in B.C.
