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Posted Sat May 31 2008: from San Diego Union-Tribune:
Wave of Cliff Swallow deaths sparks mystery http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1212247318
 The recent deaths of nearly 100 cliff swallows near the public dock at Lower Otay Lake ... appear to have started about a week ago, when the reek of decaying birds at the Lower Otay dock and boathouse caught the attention of the city's lake manager. Swallow deaths have continued for several days, prompting reservoir employees to knock down nests that have dead swallows. "There are a few that are surviving, but most of the birds... and the babies are dying," said Nelson Manville, supervisor of the lakes program for San Diego. "They have had a horrendous smell."
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