The most wide-spread members of the swallow family, barn swallows wing their way throughout the world, breeding generally in the Northern Hemisphere and wintering throughout most of the Southern ...

The Return of the Swallows on March 19 is always a big day in the California town of San Juan Capistrano. Thousands of visitors converge on the iconic Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano to celebrate ...

St. Joseph’s Day on Saturday marked the return of the swallows to San Juan Capistrano. The cliff swallows fly from Argentina, one of the longest migrations of any species. Cliff swallows are one of ...

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (KABC) -- Mission San Juan Capistrano is known around the world for the swallows. The migratory birds are said to return to the area every March 19. Mission specialist ...

The bird that makes the most sense to me is the swallow. This passerine (three toes in the front, one in the back) has that size the mad judge in the famous short story by Guy de Maupassant could ...

Did you ever pause on a summer day to admire the swallows doing aerial gymnastics overhead? Those swallows are designed to maneuver incredibly quickly while flying at speeds up to 40 miles/hour.

“When the swallows come back to Capistrano” is a phrase with a long history in U.S. popular culture. It refers to a colony of cliff swallows located at Mission San Juan Capistrano in Southern ...

LOOKING UP? Gazing skyward is something that many visitors do as they roam the lush, well-tended grounds of Mission San Juan Capistrano. That upward glance may be about admiring the colorful trees ...

Development pushed the famous swallows away from their traditional spring haven at Mission San Juan Capistrano. That left tourists searching — mostly in vain — for the city’s most famously reliable ...

DEAR JOAN: Any word on why the swallows aren’t here? I always have them by March 19, but only one has shown up. Gay Maestas Bay Area DEAR GAY: You know, you go along trusting in certain things and ...