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Date: 10/10/25 11:11 am From: Cass <enbycass...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Chimney swifts
Birds of the World is free to everyone this weekend but normally requires a subscription. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/chiswi/cur/introduction On Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 1:52 PM JAMES SPEICHER <jugornought...> wrote: > 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? 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