A SWIFT NIGHT OUT

2006

A Continent-wide Chimney Swift Roost Monitoring Project
Text Box: Jasper County, MO: North Middle school - 75 Travis County, TX: 7 / 39 / 120 + babies calling Swan Quarter, NC: residential chimney - 6 Memphis, TN: commercial chimney - 1824 Elkhart, IN: church chimney - 201 Austin, TX: O’ Henry School ~1510 Monroeville, AL: - 16 Lake Stevens, WA: residential chimney - 11 Vaux’s Saint-Georges de Beauce, QC: factory chimney - 34 Elkhart, IN: free-standing chimney - 10 Havelock, NC: Arthur Edwards School ~ 500 Pittsburg, KS: 123 / 139 / 400 / 31 / 27 Berea, OH: 85 / 15 Kenduskeag, ME: residential chimney - 8 Richland Center, WI: 0 Galena, OH: 1132 / 9 Delaware, OH: 47+ Middleton, NS: Middleton Regional H. School - 59 Joplin, MO: North Middle School - 440 Walton Beach, FL: residential chimney - 1 Torrington, CT: 14 / 18 / 28 / 7 / 27 Cape Girardeau, MO: 368 / 157 / 255 / 205 Vermillion, SD: 45 / 340 Kelleys Island, OH: commercial chimney - 2 Mount Dora, FL: residential chimney - 8 Kenosha, WI: church chimney - 19 Georgetown, IN: elementary school - 850 Howell, MI: office building chimney - 180 Holland, MI - 157, 238 Solon, OH - residential chimney: 8 Kelleys Island, OH - residential chimney: 10 Roseburg, OR - Pottery Shed chimney: 0 Baltimore, MD - 4 storey residential chimney: ~300 Paola, KS - very large chimney: 71 Orchard Park, NY - Orchard Park Mid. School: 30 Naperville, IL - Elmwood Elem. School: 30 - 50 Ellicott City, MD - commercial chimney: 0 Spartanburg, SC - 405, 886 Austin, TX - incinerator chimney: ~1200 Travis County, TX - Chimney Swift tower: 224 Denton, TX - residential chimney : 200 Portland, OR - Chapman Elem. School: ~200 Plano, TX - residential chimney: 8 Westfield Center, OH - W. C. Elem. School: 140/581 Gloucester, VA - warehouse chimney: 51 Ann Arbor, MI - Slausson School: ~1700 / 5000 Austin, TX - O. Henry School: 530 Lexington, SC - intermediate school chimney: 390 Houston, TX - SW Bell Building: ~150 Oxford, OH - Sawyer Smokestack / Miami U: 2500 Bastrop, TX - Old Cistern: 250 Eugene, OR - Agate Hall, U of Oregon: 16,000 Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Coffee House: 2 Elkhart, IN - Municipal Building: 91 Staunton, VA - Stuart Hall HS: 23,000/34,000/15,000 Austin, TX - O. Henry Jr. High: 1600 Nashville, TN - Tusculum Elem. School: 239 New Castle, PA - residential chimney: 84 Southern Pines, NC - residential chimney: 750 La Crosse, WI - Aquinas High School: 26 Pittsburg, KS - various chimneys: 1327 Memphis, TN - Snowden School: 198 Portland, OR - Chapman Elem: ~20,000 Ann Arbor, MI - Burns Park Elem: 550 Lindsey, OH - Washington Elem: 200 Clemmons, NC - Clemmons Elem: ~3500 Seattle, WA - residential chimney: 250 Westtown, PA - multiple chimneys: 60 Shorewood, WI - multiple chimneys: 50 / 370 Austin, TX - Antique Warehouse: 1700 Clarksburg, WV - residential chimney: 79 Durham, NC - church chimney: 103 Ridgewood, NJ - Washington Mid. Sch: 520/300 Youngsville, LA - residential chimney: 12 / 13 Bryn Athyn, PA - incinerator tower: 450 / 500 Holt, MO - Chimney Swift Tower: 150 Raleigh, NC - Broughton HS: ~1500 to 2500 Griegsville, NY - York Central School: 790 Roseburg, OR - Potterty Shed: 1500 / UACT: 2 Dublin, OH - middle school chimney: 3950 Raleigh, NC - Alpert Root Elem: ~ 300 to 400 Charleston, SC - residential chimney: 6 Falls Church, VA - Luther Jackson Mid. Sch: 172 Moscow, ID - Good Year Tire Ctr: 200 (max) Hartselle, AL - commercial chimney: 1000 - 2000 Holly Springs, MS - Chimney Swift Tower: 2 Holly Springs, MS - Rust College: ~1200 Driftwood, TX - Chimney Swift Towers: 7 / 10 Travis County, TX - Chimney Swift Towers: 124 / 13 Indianapolis, IN - IPS School 91: “thousands” Austin, TX - O. Henry Jr. High: 3500 Toccoa, GA - residential chimney: 75 - 100 Jonestown, TX - Old concrete cistern: 1900 Bay Village, OH - school chimney: 1 Lakewood, OH - St. Peter’s Church: 18 Lovettsville, VA - residential chimney: 12 Holland, MI - 4’ x 80’ chimney: 3815 (high count) Dublin, OH - school chimney: +1200 Galena, OH - multiple sites: 1080, 167, 340, 21 Davisburg, MI - Andersonville Elem. School: 37 Spartanburg, SC - multiple sites: 570, 528, 247 Staunton, VA - Stuart Hall High School: 20,000 Joplin, MO - North Middle School: 950 Topeka, KS - warehouse chimney: 215 Dublin, OH - Sells Middle School: 4700 (high count) Text Box: GUIDELINES Locate a Chimney Swift or Vaux’s Swift roost in your area. On one night over the weekend of August 13, 14, 15, and / or September 10, 11, 12 you observe the roost starting about 30 minutes before dusk and estimate the number of swifts that enter. When you have your number, contact us with your results. Please include the following: Number of swifts counted Time (and time zone) Date Location Address: city, state/province Broad description of the site, e.g. school, warehouse, residence, Chimney Swift Tower, etc. Weather conditions may also be reported. Email Us! We will continue to update the results through the end of September. Thank you for your support of Chimney Swift conservation. We look forward to hearing from you! Vernonia, OR - Joy Theater: 72 Spring, TX - residential chimney: 50 - 70 Baltimore, MD - multiple: 1790, 2210, 22 Indianapolis, IN - comm. chimney: +100 Lakewood, OH - residential: +100 Spartanburg, SC - Houston Elem: 720 Massillon, OH - residential: +200 Dayton, OH - commercial chimney: 650 Evanston, IL - commercial chimney: ~30 Elkton, VA - commercial chimney: ~100 Roseburg. OR - UVAA chimney: 500+ Vaux’s Winton-Salem, SC - courthouse: ~7500 Independence, MO - residential: 7 Danbury, NC - courthouse: “hundreds” Athens, GA - historical bldg: 70 Abbeville, AL - residential: 17 Baltimore, MD - 100+
Text Box: For detailed information on each report CLICK HERE Text Box: Pre-event August 11 August 12 August 13 August 14-31 Text Box: September 1– 7 September 8 September 9 September 10 Post-event Text Box: Last Update: 10-30-2006

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