Friday, September 21, 2018

Chimney Swifts






CHIMNEY SWIFTS AT WERNERSVILLE JESUIT CENTER




An inactive chimney on our building  is the nesting place and night nest for hundreds of swifts.   These late summer, early fall evenings the ritual of floating into the chimney in great numbers takes about ten minutes.   Here is a portion of the show taking place each day between 7 and 7:30 PM.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A-qRCI8vskw8rliBYmwMuGWUyLR7kYUi


Post Script:   Swifts left for the south most of them toward the end of the week of October 7.   It is said that some fly even to the Amazon.   We look forward to their return!



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