Trapped birds
EDITOR: The miracle of the swallows coming back to San Juan Capiststrano is celebrated in song, but the return of the swallows to Petaluma is a grisly event as the swallows are being trapped and killed as I type this ("Construction net snares birds," Friday).
These beautiful birds, which benefit humanity by eating mosquitoes and delight us with their beauty, graceful flight and wonderful mud nests, heroically fly thousands of miles from their wintering grounds only to be trapped and killed in netting placed on the Petaluma River Bridge at Highway 101 and Petaluma Boulevard South.
There actually is a law to protect the birds, but corrective action has been slow.
The netting must come down, and our regulatory agencies must enforce the Migratory Bird treaty Act, which protects these birds. Please take action now by visiting nativesongbirdcare.org and adding your voice to the chorus calling for the protection of these treasured birds.
MONICA SCHWALBENBERG-PE?
Santa Rosa
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