Where do swallows normally live?
A. Swallows look for nesting sites that are sheltered. They need nearby access to water, mud for nest building, and open space for insect hunting. Cliff swallows, for example, usually seek protected nest sites on cliffs or canyon walls near streams. Barn swallows also traditionally selected caves or crevices as nest sites and find that walls of buildings or beams of porches or barns are a great alternative. While human activity has caused problems for some animals, it has increased the availability of nest sites and caused swallow populations to increase in many areas.
