Officials said the birds are often trapped as they pass through Houston, commonly using a live 'bait bird' whose singing attracts the other birds to the trap.
Six men have been indicted for the illegal trafficking of songbirds, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The scheme allegedly involved the illegal trapping and selling of protected songbirds, including indigo buntings, painted buntings, rose-breasted grosbeaks, blue grosbeaks, and house finches, the attorney's office said. An investigation into this led to more than 300 illegally trapped songbirds being seized. They were then turned over to the Houston Zoo and Moody Gardens, where they were evaluated.
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