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alaskan tree swallow My essay is about the tree swallows. Here is going to be some cool facts about them, and what they do, what they eat, where they’re located in the USA/continents, and how big/color their eggs. The reason why I am doing this paper is to tell you guys what a tree swallows is about and how they live on Earth. And because Jamie Kassman told me I had to do it. I’m also doing this to tell you all the great facts about the tree swallow and how they live. The scientific name for the tree swallow is Tachycineta Bicolor. Tachycineta means speedy and Bicolor means two- tone. So this bird is fast and it is also two-toned, two-toned means that it is either has two types of colors or to shades of colors. It’s a pretty cool name for the bird but the most interesting thing about it is that the word Tachycineta means speedy I bet you didn’t know that did you. Usually they’re found in flocks not singles if you find them in singles it is rare that you do. When they are flying around they are really pretty and they are blue on their backs and a goldish color on the front. If you see them don’t be afraid, they are harmless. They are a beautiful bird and they are fast and they know what they are doing. Most of them don’t even live till there next birthday. The ones that know how to live on their own will live longer than the ones that don’t know how to find food alone. Again it is very rare for those who know how to feed on their own. There are at least 10 out 1000 that know how to live alone. When they fly in flocks it’s even prettier than what they look like in their nest and how their color just comes out. There songs are a lot louder, a lot longer and more complex than their calls. That’s because when they are singing it’s a lot better than there calls. I think when they are singing it is really beautiful. There eggs are either pinkish or white. The pinkish colored eggs only stay pink till about 4 days after lying. Their eggs are only the size of a dime. It’s amazing how big the birds are and how little the eggs are because you would think they will lay at least a nickel or a quarter eggs. The tree swallows weighs about 20.3 grams and a length of 12.2 cm. These birds aren’t the biggest but they are fast and harmless. These birds should be laying at least a nickel or a quarter eggs for how big they are. So if you see a 12.2 cm blue backed bird then you’ll know it’s a tree swallow. When they nest its usually near water, I don’t know why they do that but it’s interesting that they do that. I think it’s because when the babies hatch they can eat the little fish in the lake or the river or the ocean, it might be because the bird knows that there are a lot of bugs that fly around the water. Some other good information is that the tree swallow is located from northern Canada and Alaska south through much of the United States. That’s interesting because that’s basically all over the U.S. That’s all the facts about the tree swallow. If you have any questions now’s the time to ask. Thank you for listening or reading all my facts about the tree swallow are all about.