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Date: 10/10/25 10:52 am From: JAMES SPEICHER <jugornought...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Chimney swifts
I believe anyone has access to the All About Birds site, but that may be incorrect. Here's their information about Chimney Swifts: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/chiswi?<__hstc...>&<__hssc...>&__hsfp=4137766596&_gl=1nspiv9_gcl_auNDIyNjE4OC4xNzUyNjM4MjI4_gaNDQ0NTA5NTY5LjE3MzM1MDgzMzU._ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*czE3NjAxMTc1ODQkbzY1NiRnMSR0MTc2MDExNzYwMCRqNDQkbDAkaDE5Mzc2ODQ3OTI . Regarding the field data mentioned, Swifts will vary their entry times to roosting sites depending on light levels. On cloudy evenings they will enter sooner, on clear evenings they will enter later. So from day to day the entry to roosts will vary. What determines the order of entry to roost sites is a puzzle. Do the males enter first, followed by the females, or vice versa. Or is it age specific rather than sex specific in regards to roost entry? We may never know. Jim Speicher Frederick County On Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 12:46 AM Sarah Lister <samjlister13...> wrote: > I'm not a swift expert but I live near there and would love to be in this > loop. Cheers! Sarah > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 10:51 PM Judah Rosner <jlr4206...> wrote: > >> I wonder if we have any chimney swift experts in this group. I live in DC >> near the Washington Cathedral and have been following chimney swifts >> entering a particular chimney near where I live. Since September 19, I’ve >> been trying to observe the swifts every night and have collected data on >> when they first go into the chimney when the last one goes into the chimney >> and the number that I can count going into the chimney. The data is quite >> interesting and I would like to discuss it with somebody who knows a lot >> more than I do about chimney swifts. I’d be very grateful for any help. >> Lee >> >> >> JL Rosner >> Apt 304B >> 4000 Cathedral Ave NW >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/4000+Cathedral+Ave+NW+Washington+DC+20016?entry=gmail&source=g> >> Washington DC 20016 >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/4000+Cathedral+Ave+NW+Washington+DC+20016?entry=gmail&source=g> >> 703-627-5850 >> >> kaychernush.com >> >> A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: >> There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth. >> -Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (9 Sep 1828-1910) >> >> -- >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. >> To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on >> the web at http://www.mdbirding.com >> Unfamiliar with a hotspot mentioned on this list? Quickly locate it here >> - http://www.mdbirding.com/hotspot.html >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Maryland & DC Birding" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to mdbirding+<unsubscribe...> >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mdbirding/CA%<2BFijxZso1M02pc7BFZVuFOX7AYho3uwawA8JJXQhgUsj-ca_g...> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mdbirding/CA%<2BFijxZso1M02pc7BFZVuFOX7AYho3uwawA8JJXQhgUsj-ca_g...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. > To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on > the web at http://www.mdbirding.com > Unfamiliar with a hotspot mentioned on this list? Quickly locate it here - > http://www.mdbirding.com/hotspot.html > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Maryland & DC Birding" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mdbirding+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mdbirding/CANomUJvPnohMrPFe%3DnrerMzRmdhDMjvUMpfuDHOndkmLV-O%<3Dkw...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mdbirding/CANomUJvPnohMrPFe%3DnrerMzRmdhDMjvUMpfuDHOndkmLV-O%<3Dkw...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on the web at http://www.mdbirding.com Unfamiliar with a hotspot mentioned on this list? Quickly locate it here - http://www.mdbirding.com/hotspot.html --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maryland & DC Birding" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mdbirding+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mdbirding/CAAaQ%3DiaZ8K4Lft-UFAdOZ%2Bxahiuz%2Bet7dSaE-_BS-RW-%<2BgHHkQ...>

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