Tree swallow: Difference between revisions

The tree swallow breeds in North America. Its range extends to north-central Alaska and up to the [[tree line]] in Canada. It is found as far south as Tennessee in the eastern part of its range, California and New Mexico in the west, and Kansas in the centre. It occasionally breeds further south in the US,<ref name="Turner"/> and vagrants are sometimes found in the [[Arctic Circle]], the northern [[Pacific]], [[Greenland]], and Europe.<ref name="hbw"/> The wintering range is from California and southwestern Arizona in the west and southeastern Virginia in the east south along the Gulf Coast to the [[West Indies]], [[Panama]], and the northwestern South American coast.<ref name="Turner"/> When a swallow returns to nest, it usually does not change breeding sites.<ref name="WinklerWrege2004">{{cite journal|last1=Winkler|first1=David W.|last2=Wrege|first2=Peter H.|last3=Allen|first3=Paul E.|last4=Kast|first4=Tracey L.|last5=Senesac|first5=Pixie|last6=Wasson|first6=Matthew F.|last7=Llambías|first7=Paulo E.|last8=Ferretti|first8=Valentina|last9=Sullivan|first9=Patrick J.|title=Breeding dispersal and philopatry in the tree swallow|journal=The Condor|volume=106|issue=4|year=2004|pages=768–776|issn=0010-5422|doi=10.1650/7634|type=Submitted manuscript}}</ref>

The breeding habitat of this swallow is primarily in open and wooded areas, especially those near water.<ref name="Turner"/> It roosts every night during the non-breeding season, preferring to rest in [[cane (grass)|cane]] or [[reed bed]]s over water, but it is also found over land and on trees and wires. Roosting sites are generally {{convert|100|to|150|km|mi}} apart.<ref name="Winkler2006">{{cite journal|last1=Winkler|first1=David W.|title=Roosts and migrations of swallows|journal=[[El Hornero]]|volume=21|issue=2|year=2006|pages=85–97}}</ref>