Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

HOW TO IDENTIFY:

* Length: 6 inches
* Tiny bill
* Dark orange forehead and throat
* Pale orange underparts
* Dark, iridiscent upperparts
* Long, deeply forked tail
* Juvenile similar to adult but paler underneath with a shorter tail
* Most often seen flying
* Will nest communally in mud nests under bridges, in barns and caves, etc

Similar species:

The Barn Swallow can be told from all swallows by its deeply forked tail.