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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chickadeedeedee" data-source="post: 1551835" data-attributes="member: 31336">A Barn Swallow update too.We got permission to visit the horse barn where our little Swallow was found. He's been flying around and becoming familiar with the area and interacting with other Swallows. I would not doubt that he may have met his parents too. :t:  Barn Swallows are not exactly the friendliest bird species to one another.  Initially they were in attack mode at the new intruder and the little one would quickly return to me for protection. As time has passed ... they seem to accept that he's a part of the territory and no longer swoop down on him or chase him, but rather allow him to join in their little groups as they hunt the various insects.  I'm not sure at what point we leave him on his own. I suppose it will be when he doesn't return to me for protection or if I call to him.  Even then ... we'd return for a few days to see if all is well.  He isn't tagged or banded in any way so we really have no way to identify him once he rejoins his family group. He'll just be one of the flock with a unique chick-hood. :t:Letcha know when that occurs.</blockquote>