卡皮斯特拉诺布道所的红石燕(1/3)

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概述：作为最古老的天主教布道所之一的圣胡安·卡皮斯特拉诺布道所，曾经是许多红石燕迁徙回巢的目的地，而如今，这里却不再见燕子的踪影~~
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答疑：Silvanus_ssSan Juan Capistrano is one of the oldest Roman Catholic missions in California. The religious center was established in the 1770s.   
San Juan Capistrano is not just famous for its age, however. Its history also includes some extraordinary visitors. Shirley Griffith has our story about the American cliff swallows of San Juan Capistrano.
The swallows migrate in March from Goya, Argentina, to spend the spring in San Juan Capistrano. For years and years, the birds built nests under the top of buildings at the Catholic mission.   
But no more. In the 1990s workers repaired and secured the old buildings. Hundreds of old nests were removed. The swallows returned in fewer and fewer numbers. They were not found at the mission at all in the past ten years.
The little brown birds with the white triangles on their faces still fly back to the city of San Juan Capistrano every spring.
But, the swallows no longer make their home at the mission.圣胡安·卡皮斯特拉诺布道所（San Juan Capistrano）是加利福尼亚州的最古老的罗马天主教传教区之一。这座宗教中心建于十七世纪。
但是圣胡安·卡皮斯特拉诺布道所不仅仅以其古老著称。它的历史还包含了一些特殊的来访者。舍利·格瑞菲斯（Shirley Griffith）为我们讲述了美国圣胡安·卡皮斯特拉诺布道所里有关红石燕的故事。
三月份，这些红石燕从阿根廷戈雅（Goya, Argentina）迁徙回到圣胡安·卡皮斯特拉诺布道所，在这儿度过整个春天。年复一年，这群燕子在天主教布道所的顶部筑巢。
然而，到二十世纪九十年代一切都变了。建筑人员对这群古老的建筑进行修复和保护，拆除了这里的数百个鸟巢。迁徙回来的燕子的越来越少。过去十年，这里从未再见到过这些燕子的踪影。
这些燕子体型小，呈棕色，头上有白色的三角形，每年春天它们仍会飞回圣胡安·卡皮斯特拉诺市。
但是它们再也没有在这座布道所里安家。