LEO Network

Hearty welcome to Alaska's mosquito-gobbling swallows

Alaska, United States

The swallow that makes the biggest dent in insect populations in these parts is the cliff swallow. These birds can nest in colonies of several thousand given the right conditions. The largest group of swallows I’m personally aware of is on the middle Porcupine River, where the cliffs of impressive Howling Dog Canyon host at least 4,000 swallows.


Read On Anchorage Daily News (English)
Or translated into