Baby Barn Swallows - Day1

The Baby Barn Swallows hatched today(June 20 2017)! We have been watching the nest since spring, waiting for this day. There were 2 eggs in the nest on May 29. They laid a total of 4. At this point only 3 of the 4 eggs have hatched. These are very new chicks.
Notice how the barn swallows call to make the babies open their mouths for food.
There are six subspecies of barn swallow, which breed across the Northern Hemisphere. Four are strongly migratory, and their wintering grounds cover much of the Southern Hemisphere as far south as central Argentina. These are nesting in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA.

[@maggiej8358]

The barn swallow fascinates me. The way they constructs their nests is nothing short of architectural genius. Thank you for filming your nest - I feel I can take a break from standing on dining room chair with makeup mirror held above nest to reflect what is going on below in the nest.

[@abhishekmaurya9503]

Margaret Cadness .....i like killing swallow chicks.

[@daisydupre4873]

So precious! I also have a nest on the porch they been coming for years I enjoy them very much. Thank you for sharing!

[@MissouriPenny]

Love your channel ❤️

[@marieevans8530]

One time I got a picture of a barn swallow feeding a baby in mid-air

[@ItisWtfitisok]

I have a nest of these now above my front door! Seems like theyve been there forever! I will say they are super fascinating! I've never seen both a mommy & daddy (assuming that is) both hang around! At night they both sit up there. There was 6 babies in the nest then but one fell out than flew away. Pretty sure hes returned a few days later bc now theres 3 hanging around, but still 5 in the nest. The only bad thing is there's a pile of bird poop right by front door that's like 3in

[@SkaterChick1972]

SO NICE!! We have one above our door too!!

[@jacksonskinner4536]

I have a barn swallow nest with four babies on the right corner of my front porch and I just took a picture of them today.

[@danalewis2020]

I have a nest above my door too with babies...Question what did you use for a camera? I would love to get close ups of the babies, mom, and dad

[@tsmgguy]

Fascinating creatures, but messy!

[@MODAR7ALSODAA]

Useful video😍😊👍

[@isaiahflores8443]

Great video! I love Barn Swallows, sadly they didn’t return to my porch this year:(

[@オパールリラックマ]

nice Video😘

[@e.sdancestudio3153]

The babies look like bobblehead birbs

[@neildusseault8404]

So... At least 2 eggs laid on May 29th, but they didn't hatch until June 20th? That's over 3 weeks! Even chicken eggs hatch by day 21, which as we know by the much larger and heavier eggs, baby chickens hatch not mostly bald like barn swallows but feathered, make plenty of loud noises, have their eyes open, and can already walk, run, eat & drink on their own. Everything I've read about barn swallows is that their eggs take 13 to 17 days to hatch. I wonder why yours took so long?

[@byunghwara]

They don't hatch all at once. I think he waited till the 3rd one hatched and called it Day 1.

[@SKKEarth]

nice bird

[@carolineblythe9234]

Awesome

[@2Times22]

Why there are no swallows in chicago?such a shame..

[@hotrodhotrod-wc3bu]

hey bud great video. i just got home from the mountains today but anyway where we were we had a swallows nest there beautiful birds i have bird houses all over my property but neve had a swallows nest which i will change that .ive always thought they were beautiful birds and i realy enjoy watching them verey people friendly birds and if i cant get them to build a nest ill make one for them .but thanks again for the great video

[@fazerodi9704]

I have a violet green swallow nest above my window.

[@judithmiller9968]

Hi...I have a nest by my back door. There were four eggs, two little ones fell out of the nest when they were about three weeks old and the remaining chicks started to fly at about four weeks, I love them so much. I’m worried one still comes back to the nest each night for the past week...the rest of the flock try to tempt him to come away with them but he stays until morning....the other birds make such a fuss to get him to fly...they are so beautiful and put on a big show night and morning...I do hope they will come back one day...thanks from Melbourne Australia....

[@marieevans8530]

I have a violet-green swallow nest in my woodpile. I see them fly in and out of it sometimes.

[@daughterphoenix]

What is the mom doing when she’s picking at them and flapping?

[@daily_dose_of_nothingness]

I have in my shed inside very safe place they have 3-4 babies i can't see properly 3 seasons they are coming in the shed

[@FANFAN-XIE]

It reminds me that my parents taught me everything but I'm always busy with work and don't have time for parents...

[@petricabistricean1806]

Super tare

[@tahereharefipour48]

I found a baby Swallow, and feed him , now he grows up but still wants to help him , he will wait I put his food his month what can I do ? please let me know , because he should go to nature it is not in home birds .

[@jiashanuhai3222]

I found a swallow egg and it doesn't look like the eggs they had I know it's a swallow egg because the mom abandoned it and I like to observe them at times and I caught her in the act so before she got It out i scared her off and grabbed it and it's alive and healthy idk why she did that tho?

[@daughterphoenix]

Some birds lay their eggs in other birds’ nests and bounce. Do you think it was one of those?

[@jiashanuhai3222]

@@daughterphoenix I found out the egg is a tree swallow very small but adorable yet aggressive birds

[@大越文子-h4x]

はじめまして ツバメさん 日本でも大事にされて居ます。😊 可愛い❤️❤️❤️

[@via1701]

So uh- i have a baby barn swallow and It won't eat-- what do i do tho? Also no i didnt takr it from its nest I think it fell out of the nest at my grandparents barn and they asked my mom if she wanted it so i kinda adopted it- ;-;

[@alexanderquintero2490]

Wow they eat the poop 😳😂

[@WindWhspers]

I had to go back and watch it again just to make sure I had seen it right the first time 🤢😂

[@Justfun-xx6xe]

Mine don't they take it and throw it away on the ground 🤣

[@marieevans8530]

@@WindWhspers same

[@Barnswallow262]

They don't eat poop. They pick up the fecal sac and flyaway with it and dispose of it away from the nest.

[@عصفوري-ح2ح]

😘🐣👍

[@puregyanbyvijaynegi2456]

What is the food of this bird

[@RefractArt]

They are insectivores, but if it happens for you to find a baby, feed him wet dog or cat food, i've succesfully raised about 5 of them with this food.

[@riadhboudhir3812]

hi there is a nest of sawllaw bird in my house i found one of the parents dead. i ask if the athor father alive will keep taking care of the babies or shoud i do if i must help them what kind of food and haw i can feed them

[@puregyanbyvijaynegi2456]

Same thing happened to me father died

[@susanlocklear2468]

Im pretty sure these r the birds ive had for the last three years, i wouldn't mind except i can't water my flowers or even go near the porch theh swoop down on my head on the dogs back try to attack everyone, do yours do this?

[@AnimeWhiteRose]

The barn swallows on my porch do the same. They will dive-bomb at you if you’re too close to the nest - but they won’t actually touch or hurt you! It’s quite funny.

[@rob9726]

It's important to remember that they would never actually hurt you, but I know how nerve-wracking it is! They know they could never hit you, because it'd do more damage to them than it would to you. The males especially have this bravado that fades off rather fast if you hang out with them. Fortunately, if you're in quarantine there's plenty of time to hang out near your barn swallow nest so that they get familiar with you! My swallow family doesn't swoop me unless I get right below the nest now! It's been a wonderful experience watching them raise young swallows :)

[@berneemartin8859]

Ours are gentle, I think they got used to me since I like to sit on my front porch drinking my morning tea. Often when we open our front door though it seems to startle them and they swoop away from the nest.

[@JfbDrYTUlRr980]

2:10 did the baby just poop and then the mother ate it?

[@nataliaf8517]

That’s right

[@rightway244]

No she did not ate it, She got it out

[@missyequestrian8297]

0:57 wait what did the mother just eat...

[@jewelarender2451]

She eats their poop!

[@Barnswallow262]

The parents remove the fecal sac but do not eat it. They fly away with it and drop it a good distance from the nest.

[@missyequestrian8297]

@@Barnswallow262 ahhhhh i seee

[@Fenerbahce-ph7tn]

🥰😍🤩

[@sidewayskiwikick2899]

9:00

[@brentx23]

Hi there do they all leave the nest after the last baby flew away ? Do you take it down then ?

[@joeestrada6946]

B Dub0524 yes they are more seasonal they’ve been nesting at my house for about 4 years and I finally got around to building them a nest and I’ve left if up

[@brentx23]

Joe Estrada Thank you

[@pois3689]

Simpaticissimi e utili uccelli, bisogna trovare il modo per tutelarli al massimo , purtroppo sono in netto calo.

[@kineticvillagemedia]

so cute