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BirdsIn Erie County, Ohio

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758

Barn Swallow in all of Ohio
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Hirundo
Near Erie County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 6 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (21)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (55)
  • Recorded, season not shown (6)
  • Season shown (6)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Barn Swallow by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Cuyahoga County123 · Season shownYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Erie County37 · Season shownYes: summer
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Franklin County63 · Season shownYes: summer
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hamilton County39 · Season shownYes: summer
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lorain County77 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lucas County143 · Season shownYes: summer
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Medina County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ottawa County79 · Season shownYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Stark County33 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Summit County130 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wayne County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Erie County

Mid-May to mid-August, middle week Jul 5–11

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Recording in Erie County · records of all species each week, 14,434 in all

Records per week from 37 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 35 dates. Latest record: August 2025.

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Records of Barn Swallow in Erie County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Barn SwallowYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100047
Jan 11–170075
Jan 18–240052
Jan 25–310067
Feb 1–70070
Feb 8–140021
Feb 15–210052
Feb 22–280060
Mar 1–70090
Mar 8–140090
Mar 15–210079
Mar 22–280093
Mar 29 – Apr 40082
Apr 5–1100499
Apr 12–1800555
Apr 19–2500531
Apr 26 – May 200590
May 3–900519
May 10–1622765
May 17–2322697
May 24–3031548
May 31 – Jun 622427
Jun 7–1333381
Jun 14–2000384
Jun 21–2700273
Jun 28 – Jul 463316
Jul 5–1122605
Jul 12–1853329
Jul 19–2511514
Jul 26 – Aug 132527
Aug 2–811409
Aug 9–1511422
Aug 16–2243699
Aug 23–2911309
Aug 30 – Sep 511440
Sep 6–1200392
Sep 13–1900444
Sep 20–2600398
Sep 27 – Oct 300248
Oct 4–1000260
Oct 11–1700148
Oct 18–2400176
Oct 25–3100161
Nov 1–700149
Nov 8–140078
Nov 15–210049
Nov 22–280072
Nov 29 – Dec 50071
Dec 6–120027
Dec 13–190029
Dec 20–260054
Dec 27 – Jan 20061

In Ohio

Late April to late August, middle week Jun 14–20

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,482 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 723 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Barn Swallow in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Barn SwallowYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14115,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–211112,620
Mar 22–281113,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42219,661
Apr 5–115326,860
Apr 12–1813439,925
Apr 19–2526941,623
Apr 26 – May 276956,391
May 3–9971052,952
May 10–16155953,785
May 17–231171057,698
May 24–30901054,651
May 31 – Jun 6721053,099
Jun 7–13491053,700
Jun 14–2062956,625
Jun 21–2771955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4841058,477
Jul 5–11991061,336
Jul 12–1886964,722
Jul 19–2565869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 168859,416
Aug 2–8561059,712
Aug 9–1564955,994
Aug 16–2231854,328
Aug 23–2944951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 513657,167
Sep 6–1211559,075
Sep 13–192254,543
Sep 20–264345,860
Sep 27 – Oct 32243,180
Oct 4–102237,841
Oct 11–173330,824
Oct 18–241121,156
Oct 25–311119,021
Nov 1–72214,172
Nov 8–142112,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12226,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolorOften confused in Ohio: 14 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Bank Swallow Riparia riparia201 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Purple Martin Progne subis118 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus96 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed62%49%
Farmland14%11%
Open water11%3%
Wetland8%5%
Forest4%31%
Barren2%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%

From 641 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Hirundo rustica erythrogasterBarn Swallow (American)subspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Barn Swallow's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Erie County result

37 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.