On the Fate of Barn Swallows, Voters in Rye Pass Conflicting Ballot Measures

On the fate of barn swallows, voters in Rye pass conflicting ballot measures

Earlier this year, Rye’s conservation commission sealed a town-owned barn, essentially evicting a colony of barn swallows that had roosted in the structure each summer for decades. Many residents have moved to reverse that.

Rye Vote On Barn Swallows - The Pulse of NH

Voters in the town of Rye supported two conflicting articles on the town’s ban on allowing migratory barn swallows inside the Goss Farm Barns. One petition supporting the birds ban and another seeking to end the ban were both approved at the Rye polls. According to the Rye Town Clerk, around 2,300 voters cast ballots yesterday […]