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Birding Reports => Migration Movements => Topic started by: David Shilman on March 10, 2011, 07:36:04 AM

Title: Report Chimney Swift sightings
Post by: David Shilman on March 10, 2011, 07:36:04 AM

The first Chimney Swifts of the season have been sighted on the Gulf Coast retuning from their wintering grounds in South America. As in past years we will be plotting the swifts' movements northward over the next few months. Please let us know when you see the first ones in your area. This year's results will be posted on our web site at: WWW.CHIMNEYSWIFTS.ORG (http://WWW.CHIMNEYSWIFTS.ORG) along with past years' efforts.

You can help us get the word our by passing this message along to any groups or organizations who might want to contribute.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Paul and Georgean Kyle

Project Directors
Driftwood Wildlife Association
www.ChimneySwifts.org (http://www.ChimneySwifts.org)

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Post by: angieinto on March 10, 2011, 04:28:02 PM

I love this bird, and one of the most amazing things I have ever witnessed was the nightly roosting ritual of about 100 of them in Wolfville, NS.
It was an incredible thing to witness.  :D
http://www.wolfville.ca/robie-tufts-nature-centre.html (http://www.wolfville.ca/robie-tufts-nature-centre.html)

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Post by: jayzie1 on April 30, 2011, 01:30:50 PM

Quite certain I spotted 4 chimney swifts circling overhead this afternoon in downtown Toronto.  There's an old industrial warehouse across the street from me with a nice big brick chimney they seem to love nesting in year after year : )

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Post by: Len Manning on May 16, 2011, 01:55:25 PM

The first Swifts I observed this spring were on May 3rd, in London.
They were hawking insects over the Thames River(8 of them), south of the downtown core, at Cavendish Woods Park.
I will report all my swift sightings to your group via your website.

Cheers

Len Manning
London, ON

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Post by: jayzie1 on August 12, 2011, 08:27:38 PM

Haven't seen or heard much of the swifts in my neighbourhood the past couple of days.  Usually this time of night they'd be swopping and chattering up a storm as they chase the sunset bugs.  Is it possible they've begun their migration south already?