Mark I was unable to open the link you noted so am not sure what it said. I found nothing very specific in any of the major works on mMnnesota birds. Roberts(1936) "no means scarce in the wilder parts of the state" and "large numbers of Swifts still nest in the forests of Minnesota in the old way" Hatch(1892) "they are reported from every part of the State as abundently represented" Manley Olson Alt, Mark wrote:
>Two of my most trusted advisors on things avian, Bob Holtz and Jim >Williams made the same comments about my observations of Chimney Swift >behavior - the Swifts are collecting small twigs to build new nests. >The following link is interesting for its content, and details the >bird's natural; history and how to construct swift nesting habitat. It >also talks of Swifts not being found west of the Mississippi in days of >yore. Please respond to me if anyone has info on the relative abundance >of these birds in MN recorded history. > >http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/birding/chimneyswift/chimneyswift-ind >ex.htm > > >Mark Alt >Manager of Project Management >Supply Chain Transformation Office >Best Buy Co., Inc. >[email protected] >(w) 612-291-6717 >(Cell) 612-803-9085 > > >_______________________________________________ >mnbird mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > > >
