No. 5: The Famed Swallows
The little bird that wings it way from Argentina to San Juan Capistrano each year has put our little town on the map.
When the arrive in the spring, so do tourists, who flock to on March 19—. Students come to learn about the swallows, while photographers arrive to capture images.
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Other examples of our connection to the cliff swallows? The song When the Swallows Return to Capistrano and the ever-popular Swallows' Day Parade.
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