{"id":8324,"date":"2013-05-09T03:40:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T09:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=8324"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:10:13","slug":"nesting-time-for-barn-swallows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/05\/09\/nesting-time-for-barn-swallows\/","title":{"rendered":"Nesting time for Barn Swallows"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is nesting time for Barn Swallows in northern Utah, they have migrated back to Utah and have already begun to build their nests to rear their broods from this season.<\/p>\n

\"BarnBarn Swallow resting on a boulder<\/span><\/p>\n

These are awesome bug catchers and I’m grateful for every mosquito they devour because\u00a0then there are\u00a0less of them to bite me.<\/p>\n

\"BarnBarn Swallow with a beak full of mud<\/span><\/p>\n

Barn Swallows probably built adobe homes long before humans every did, they use mud as plaster to form their nests and the rain that\u00a0fell the night before and yesterday morning\u00a0created puddles that the Barn Swallows were using to get the mud they need for their nests. This Barn Swallow has a serious load of mud in its bill.<\/p>\n

\"BarnBarn Swallow lifting off with nesting material in its bill<\/span><\/p>\n

The Barn swallows are only at the puddle briefly; basically just long enough to fill their bills, and then they lift off.\u00a0I think these swallows may be nesting near the marina on Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/a> some where. Maybe they will eat some of those biting gnats!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Barn Swallow photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Barn Swallows probably built adobe homes long before humans every did, they use mud as plaster to form their nests and the rain that fell the night before and yesterday morning created puddles that the Barn Swallows were using to get the mud they need for their nests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":139636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[511,2108,27,1022,26],"tags":[4004,2111,4138,4967,4052,4122,4545,4944,2213,3976,4182,4450,5112,3470,3792,3996],"class_list":["post-8324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-barn-swallows","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-barn-swallow","tag-boulder","tag-bug-catchers","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-hirundo-rustica","tag-lifting-off","tag-mud","tag-nesting","tag-nesting-material","tag-nesting-season","tag-puddle","tag-swallows","tag-take-off","tag-water"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-flight-mia-mcpherson-4402.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-2ag","jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46293,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/04\/17\/barn-swallow-nesting-season-has-begun\/","url_meta":{"origin":8324,"position":0},"title":"Barn Swallow Nesting Season Has Begun","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"April 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Barn Swallows have returned for the nesting season here in northern Utah and if they aren't already building nests they will be constructing them very soon.","rel":"","context":"In "Antelope Island State Park"","block_context":{"text":"Antelope Island State Park","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/antelope-island-state-park\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Barn Swallow photo bomb, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-swallow-puddle-mia-mcpherson-1471.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-swallow-puddle-mia-mcpherson-1471.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-swallow-puddle-mia-mcpherson-1471.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-swallow-puddle-mia-mcpherson-1471.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51958,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/05\/04\/barn-swallow-nesting-season-is-happening-now-in-northern-utah\/","url_meta":{"origin":8324,"position":1},"title":"Barn Swallow Nesting Season Is Happening Now In Northern Utah","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"May 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Barn Swallows are like tiny, feathered brick masons. 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