Date: 5/8/26 11:09 am From: Sheridan Brown (Birds) <birds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Request for Photos and Video of Goss Farm (Rye, NH) Barn Swallows
With moderator's permission to post, I have a request for information:
If you are birding Goss Farm in Rye, or plan to, I would appreciate any and all photos and videos that you would like to take and share of:
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Barn Swallows
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Barn Swallows on or around the Barn
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Construction of artificial nesting structures and ongoing construction.
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Barn Swallows investigating or interacting with the artificial nesting structures.
Please also feel free to share any notes that you would like to include regarding what you observe.
I filed a Motion for a temporary restraining order in Superior Court yesterday (on behalf of several Rye residents who are nearby property owners and birders) seeking to compel the Town to restore access the birds' access to the Barn (which is part of Town-owned conservation property). Suddenly, the Town is hurriedly building more artificial nesting structures.
Barn swallow experts have offered their opinion that the structures will not be utilized by significant numbers of Barn Swallows and irreparable damage will be done to the colony and local barn swallow colony by their eviction from the Barn after 70+ years of use.
Your photos and videos will be helpful to rebut any false claims regarding the birds' utilization of the artificial structures. It will be difficult to discern nesting activity because the Rye Conservation Commission removed nests from the barn and then attached them to the artificial structures.
As to not clog up the list—especially with so many returning birds that need to be shared—please send any info, criticism, commentary, etc. directly to me at this email address. If you have sizeable files, I can send you a link to my SharePoint server for upload.
