Some Swallows Aren't as Lucky

We may celebrate the swallows return like crazy here in San Juan Capistrano, but the ones who fly farther north are not necessarily getting a warm welcome.

The Huffington Post’s Green section has an article Tuesday about what’s essentially become a deathtrap for the cliff swallows.

Wildlife enthusiasts in Sonoma County have discovered a netting designed to prevent the swallows from creating their mud nests was installed improperly beneath a freeway overpass, according to the HuffPo.

The birds – whose instinct guides them to the same spot every year – are getting trapped within the net, and the body county has begun.

Go here to watch a local TV news station’s video piece on the growing controversy.

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While Caltrans estimates the carnage in the dozens, bird lovers who’ve been watching the problem unfold these past weeks say it’s like hundreds.

Go here to read the full report. 

Petaluma Patch is also following the story.