Very cool! Here in Chapel Hill, while we thought the Chimney Swifts were
gone, we actually heard some today and counted ~130 entering Davie Poplar
on UNC campus yesterday. Just 6 days ago there were still ~8000 of them
going into the tree roost in the evening.
Gloria G.
Chapel Hill, NC
On Mon, Oct 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM John Connors <carolinabirds...> wrote:
> Hi All.
> In the last two days, with the passing of a strong cold front, Chimney
> Swifts have essentially departed from the City of Raleigh and the season's
> first White-throated Sparrow and Ruby-crowned Kinglet arrived in my yard.
>
> This morning witnessed something much more curious- a Double-crested
> Cormorant stopping traffic as it sat in the middle of Clark Avenue near the
> NCSU campus. I got out of the car to walk up and assess the situation-
> fortunately it was able to run while flapping its wings and eventually
> achieved take-off. Have no idea how or why that water bird was there- no
> body of water anywhere near there.
>
> John Connors
> Raleigh, NC
>
