Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Speakers hidden behind a statue call to swallows at the mission in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. For most of its 230-year history, the mission has hosted cliff swallows that flock to the crumbling bell tower each spring to nest. In recent decades, however, what used to be swarms of swallows have dwindled.

Associated Press

Speakers hidden behind a statue call to swallows at the mission in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. For most of its 230-year history, the mission has hosted cliff swallows that flock to the crumbling bell tower each spring to nest. In recent decades, however, what used to be swarms of swallows have dwindled.