I have a good colony of chimney swifts in my old house just north of Aurora. I've been taking them rather for granted for years--and maybe I should celebrate them as well as enjoy them. I will attempt to do a count-- ________________________________ From: bounce-125736177-3493...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-125736177-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2021 3:37 PM To: Joshua Snodgrass <cedarsh...@gmail.com> Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chimney Swifts
As Jody said would be hard to tell at this point. They were in smaller groups kind of merging and parting. Perhaps an opportune feeding moment. Definitely notable to me due to good numbers. Linda On Jun 27, 2021, at 1:57 PM, Joshua Snodgrass <cedarsh...@gmail.com> wrote: I ran a USGS BBS route last week that goes through Ithaca on Green St. with the library as one of the stops. I only had 5 or so Chimney Swifts at that time. I wonder if several groups have merged (there were other small groups of swifts at nearby stops), or maybe there are some recently fledged young in the group you saw. I'm not sure how one would be able to differentiate the young though. I love those Swifts with their enthusiastic chattering. -Josh On Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 1:04 PM Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com<mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com>> wrote: There are approximately 10 Swifts foraging and twittering over the Tompkins County library. They so gladden me. I hope they’re finding enough to eat. Linda Orkin Ithaca, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
