[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

The Cliff Swallow breeds throughout all but the southeastern US, and all of Alaska and Canada except the far northern regions. It is one of the most common swallows over the central and western portions of its range, but is declining in the northeast. Cliff Swallows are the famous swallows which "return to Capistrano" each year at the San Juan Capistrano Mission in southern California. This one was photographed approaching its nest site at LaCreek NWR in South Dakota, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This Cliff Swallow at its nest was photographed in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

These Cliff Swallow nests werre photographed at Candelaria, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 2000)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This Cliff Swallow was photographed at Cimarron National Grasslands, Kansas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 9, 2006)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

These Cliff Swallow nests were photographed at the Hot Springs, Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 12, 2010)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This Cliff Swallow at the nest was photographed at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 16, 2016)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This Cliff Swallow Nests was photographed at south Van Tassell Road, Van Tassell, Wyoming, . Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 07, 2018)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This Cliff Swallow gathering mud for nest building was photographed at Quivira NWR, Stafford, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 11, 2019)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This Cliff Swallow gathering mud for nest building was photographed at Quivira NWR, Stafford, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 11, 2019)