Date: 10/16/26 2:20 am From: \Mandy G.\ (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Thousands of Chimney Swifts in Anderson, SC
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On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM Bradley Dalton <carolinabirds...>
wrote:
> My wife and I stopped by the old McCants middle school on Fant St in
> Anderson this evening to check on the Chimney Swifts. We were not
> disappointed. There was a huge whirl of swifts swirling over the building,
> and after doing some calculations based on the estimated diameter, there
> were at least 4700 birds. There’s no telling how many may have already been
> in the chimney because it was already thirty minutes after sunset. There
> were also several hundred behind us in the general area of the courthouse.
>
> Here is the ebird checklist with a photo and a poor video:
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S402649725 >
> Many years ago I reported 4000 over Anderson University back in 2004. At
> the time I was a student and didn’t know a thing about birds or even that
> they were called Chimney Swifts. It wasn’t until years later that I made
> the report based on the little video I had taken. After doing these
> calculations immediately, I’m sure there were many thousands more back
> then. I’d like to think that group is what now roosts at McCants. We
> stopped by the university first tonight and there was a bat… no swifts.
> That chimney has unfortunately been capped.
>
> Good Birding,
>
> Brad Dalton
> Williamston, SC
>
>
