Date: 8/1/25 2:15 pm From: Leslie Kramer <kramer.lf...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Rowe Town Hall Cliff Swallows Fate
According to the Rowe Town Hall excuse, employees were concerned about the swallows' swooping behavior, the "inability" of Town Hall employees to open windows, and the usual swallow nests cleaning, etc.
Obviously, solutions exist to address and remediate all of these concerns. An awning? Screens? Signage that informs, promotes, and celebrates these birds come to mind. Instead, the town's chosen to violate the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, in particular toward a declining species, even after installing artificial nests that the birds successfully used.
Is the fate of this critical Cliff Swallow colony a done deal? Has Mass Audubon been approached? Their website includes important information about these birds, and their precipitous decline in Massachusetts, not specifically in Rowe. But, Rowe's currently thriving population will certainly be affected.
