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A SWIFT NIGHT OUT 2011 A Continent-wide Chimney Swift Roost Monitoring Project ___________________________________________
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Austin, TX
Elaine Rushing and I counted swifts at Brentwood School on Sun. eve. Jean Martin had told me that it was very difficult to see the birds going in accurately because of the bright lights on the campus near the incinerator tower. As a result our counts were very different. Elaine counted over 700, and I had 392. We were using counters. At any rate, there was a large flock which really didn’t start to go into the tower until it was virtually dark. I hope this will be some help.
Barbara Anderson
Atlanta. GA
Count: 4110 Chimney Swifts Time: Counters present 7:25-8:20 p.m.; birds entered chimney 7:55-8:15 p.m.; official sunset was 7:57 p.m. Date: September 11, 2011 Location: Henry W. Grady High School, 929 Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta, GA 30309 (lat 33.780333, long -84.371376) Site: defunct large brick chimney (for old boiler of heating system?), about 100 feet high and about 4 or 5 feet square atop high school building Conditions: about 75 degrees F, clear
Malcolm Hodges, Conservation Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy in Georgia
Nashville, TN
Total birds - 85 Sept. 9, 2011 102 Bellebrook Circle, Nashville, TN 37205 7:10 -7:25 p.m. CDT Residence
Marjorie R. Koehler
Grundy, VA
We were in Grundy, VA over the weekend for some bird watching. Our host told us about Chimney Swift activity at the senior high school. Here is our report:
Nacogdoches, TX
Julie, Alex, and Robin and I participated in a Swift Night Out this past weekend. We had a great time watching the birds on a nice, cool evening. Number of swifts counted – 56 Chimney Swifts. Time – the first swift dropped down into the chimney at 7:42 pm while the last one at 7:55 pm. Date – Sept 9, 2011. Location – Raguet Elementary School in Nacogdoches, TX.
Weather conditions may also be reported – cool, calm, clear skies.
Kewaunee, WI
Number of chimney swifts observed entering the roost: None. Time: 1908 to 1937 CDT Date: 9-11-2011 Location: Kewaunee, WI Intersection of Milwaukee and Ellis Streets Description of Roost: The smoke stack of an abandon brewery. Weather: Clear, calm winds with few scattered clouds. Temperature from 79 deg F to 77 deg F
James J. Goodwin
Wathena, KS
Sept 11, 595 chimney swifts 7:50-7:59 Central Time school brick chimney clear 67 degrees.
Donna Chance
Dallas, TX
Number of swifts counted - 210
Sandy Schriever
Kansas City, MO
650 swifts 7:45 pm-8:00 pm CST 9/11/2011 73rd and Jefferson - school chimney Clear and 78F
Laurie Kosmiski
Nevada, IA
On Sunday, September 11, 2011, I had a "Swift Night Out" by observing the brick chimney stack atop the old Story Hotel on the corner of J Avenue and 6th Street in Nevada, IA. This is the downtown main street area of a central Iowa town, population approximately 6,500.
I arrived about 7:00 p.m., Central Time Zone. Not a swift in sight. Between 7:00 pm and 7:30 pm numbers fluctuated between 5 and 25 flying around with no attempts to enter the chimney. It was a hot evening (85 at dusk) with a clear blue sky background for good viewing. By 8:00 p.m. it was nearly dark, I could barely see the "little black darts" enter the chimney, and the chattering sounds had stopped. I had counted 448 birds make the quick dive into the chimney.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
We counted 237 but there may have been more at about 8:00 pm in a chimney in our home. This was on 9/11/11, a clear night, with the temperature at about 80 degrees. We are located in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, located near Jacksonville, FL. We live on the ocean, but Guana State Park, a marshy area, is located near us to our west.
Wayne Galloway
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