Date: 9/30/25 1:36 pm From: Carol Joan Patterson <0000003a0ccbe138-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Chimney Swifts
I recall from years ago (before I was an actual, bonified birder, but still loved birds) how delighted I was with a Chimney Swift Colony in the Eureka Springs Times Echo building.
On Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 05:36:27 PM CDT, betty_evans <betty_evans...> wrote:
Yesterday evening, around 7, I went to see the Chimney Swifts that Joe reported on the list serve. They are easily seen from the alley connecting Poplar and Cherry. There is plenty of street parking along Poplar and 2nd. Poplar is closed for construction east of 8th, so get to 2nd & Poplar from Cypress or Walnut, from either 1st or 8th. The chimney is in an old 2 story apartment building. The chimney is on the west side of the building, near the alley. I made a low estimate of 200. It was quite a sight to see them swirling around above the chimney. Bikes Blues and BBQ will have the area crowded toward the end of the week, so I recommend visiting sooner if you want to see them.
On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM, Robert Day<rhday52...> wrote: I hate to sound like an idiot, but is it a Chimney Swift colony or a migratory roost? I have never even seen a Chimney Swift in this state, I’m embarrassed to say, so I have assumed that these birds are here only on migration. Is this roost near downtown?
Bob DaySW Bentonville
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On Sep 28, 2025, at 3:51 AM, David Chapman <dchapman1245...> wrote:
The Chimney Swift colony in downtown Rogers is one of the few highlights of the AVOCA Breeding Bird Survey Route (established by Doug James in the 1950s) that is now degraded in many sections by the advent of urban spread (highways, bypasses, building construction etc.).
