Famed Swallows of Capistrano Nest in Country Club

[Elmore Furth]

Looks like the birds are "movin' on up."

CHINO HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- The famous cliff swallows of Mission San Juan Capistrano have made a new home at a ritzy new country club.

The migratory birds that annually return to the historic Southern California church flew right past it this spring, choosing to make their nests at the new Vellano Country Club in Chino Hills, about 50 miles away.

Thousands of the small birds have built their mud nests in the eaves of the clubhouse, the anchor of a year-old private community of 200 homes situated around a golf course.

For decades, a flock of thousands of cliff swallows returned to the mission after their annual migration to Argentina, delighting locals and tourists.


Famed Swallows of Capistrano Nest in Country Club