Thursday, May 31, 2012
The following is a letter written to Richfield Patch.
Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Barn Swallows recently began building nests in the Veterans Memorial Park picnic shelter and a local resident believes the city is removing the nests illegally. The city denies any wrongdoing, saying a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service endorsed procedure is used for removal. The following is a Letter to the Editor Richfield Patch received earlier in the week: Dear Editor, For an unspecified reason, the City of Richfield is waging war against Barn Swallows at Veterans Memorial Park. Richfield has been destroying Barn Swallow nests in the Park’s Shelter beginning on May 16, 2012. When questioned about the City’s actions, City Manager, Steve Devich …
Richfield resident Scott Meyer said the city has removed active Barn Swallow nests at Veterans Memorial Park, however, the city disputes the accusations.
Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Richfield's parks are home to a large variety of different bird species, many of which can be spotted at Wood Lake Nature Center and Veterans Memorial Park. Now that spring has arrived, Barn Swallows have begun to build nests in the shelter at Veterans Memorial Park, according to local resident and bird enthusist, Scott Meyer. However, in a recent Letter to the Editor, Meyer accuses the City of Richfield of possibly violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by removing active Barn Swallow nests. The act does allow for removal, however, nests can only be legally removed if there are no eggs or young in them. A city may even need a permit to do so. …
A recent Letter to the Editor accused the city of illegally removing Barn Swallow nests from the shelter at Veterans Memorial Park.
Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Barn Swallows recently began building nests in the Veterans Memorial Park picnic shelter. Since Barn Swallows are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the city told Richfield Patch that it had just begun using a removal procedure it developed with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. According to the city, many complaints of the birds diving from above and leaving waste droppings on the picnic tables prompted the development and implementation of the removal plan, which went into effect April 1. However, one area resident, Scott Meyer, recently wrote a Letter to the Editor stating the city had illegally removed the nests, as they were still …
David Haines
11:44 am on Thursday, May 31, 2012
I don't know a lot about birds and their removal but I do enjoy to see the birds when I go to the park. I have seen them in the shelter and they have never bothered me. However, I can search the internet and according to the BirdXPeller Website on that product (the BirdXPeller Pro model) there are 3 versions and none of them list being effective against barn swallows. They also cost $270. Version… more ›