Date: 9/27/25 3:49 am From: Joseph Neal <0000078cbd583d7c-dmarc-request...> Subject: Swifts and Scissortails roosting (Rogers)
Last night (September 26) was a bonanza for watching birds at roosts in Rogers:
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER At least 20 birds, and probably more, forming what appeared to be in several trees and a high utility line near intersection of Highway 102 and 2nd Street. We saw them first about 7:01 and watched until about 7:10. Birds were still out with a lot of vocalizing.
CHIMNEY SWIFT How many swifts in a huge swirl were there? Probably at least 600. Lots of twittering above the sound of Friday night traffic. This was in the Rogers Historic District and around 2nd Street and Poplar. We saw many swifts when we got into the Historic District at 7:27 PM. Many were going into a chimney at 7:40, but still going in at 7:45. It was dark by then.
And last but not least, Doug James always wanted to build a chimney Swift tower in Fayetteville area. Should we?
