Minnesota Seasons - Barn Swallow


Barn Swallow			More photos…
Hirundo rustica

Status	Common to abundant migrant and breeder
Habitat	Open areas with bridges, culverts, and buildings near rivers, lakes, marshes, or ponds
Size	5¾″ to 7¾″


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Sightings	Afton State Park Bonanza Prairie SNA Carver Park Reserve Clinton Prairie SNA Felton Prairie SNA Bicentennial Unit Hastings SNA Holthe Prairie SNA Iron Horse Prairie SNA Kilen Woods State Park Lake Elmo Park Reserve Lake Rebecca Park Reserve Lost Valley Prairie SNA		Ottertail Prairie SNA Pembina Trail Preserve SNA Crookston Prairie Unit Prairie Smoke Dunes SNA Richard M. & Mathilde Rice Elliott Prairie SNA Vermillion Highlands

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Taxonomy	Order:	Passeriformes (perching birds)
	Family:	Hirundinidae (swallows)

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