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	All About Birds: Chimney Swift
		Chimney Swifts do not sit on perches like most birds, but instead use their long claws to cling to the walls of chimneys and other vertical surfaces.
		Swifts are among the most aerial of birds, flying almost constantly except when at the nest or roosting at night.
		The Chimney Swift is gregarious, with large numbers of swifts roosting together in a single chimney or air shaft during the nonbreeding season.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Chimney_Swift.html (399 words)

	TPWD: Texas Partners in Flight -- Chimney Swift Conservation Challenge
		Chimney Swifts are among many avian Neotropical migrants which are showing a statistical decrease in population.
		Chimney Swifts require roughly-textured, vertical surfaces in which to roost and construct their nests.
		While Chimney Swifts would seem to be an exception to the generally declining populations of migratory birds, the pendulum may be swinging back against them.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /huntwild/wild/birding/pif/chimney_swift (626 words)

	Chimney Swift
		Chimney Swifts perform an aerial courtship display by holding their wings stiffly upward in a V, one bird gliding closely after another, their chirping calls run together as a twittering song.
		Chimney Swifts are widespread and common throughout North America east of the Rocky Mountains.
		The nest is a half-saucer composed of dead twigs plucked in flight with the feet, glued together and adhered to the chimney side with the swifts' hardened saliva.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /chimney_swift_info.htm (506 words)

	Swifts Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The chimney swift is one of four regularly occurring species of swifts found in North America, the most common one found east of the Rockies.
		During this spectacular aerial ballet, swifts are most often patrolling the skies for mosquitos and the other small flying insects that constitute the majority of their diet.
		By the time chimney swifts are 21 days old, they will cling tightly to the nest or chimney wall, rear back, and flap their wings furiously until they are panting and out of breath.
	www.ncsg.org /homeowners/swift-intro.htm (584 words)

	Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus), Chimney Swift - Biodiversity of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Breeding: The Chimney Swift breeds in the far southeastern corner of Canada, and in the eastern half of the United States.
		Estimates from this survey indicate that overall Chimney Swift density in the park during the breeding season is approximately 0.062 pairs/hectare.
		The Chimney Swift forages on the wing; snatching flying insects in the air.
	www.dlia.org /atbi/species/animals/vertebrates/birds/apodidae/chimney_swift.shtml (765 words)

	All About Birds
		Chimney Swifts do not sit on perches like most birds, but instead use their long claws to cling to the walls of chimneys and other vertical surfaces.
		Swifts are among the most aerial of birds, flying almost constantly except when at the nest or roosting at night.
		The Chimney Swift is gregarious, with large numbers of swifts roosting together in a single chimney or air shaft during the nonbreeding season.
	birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Chimney_Swift.html (385 words)

	Birds, Familiar: Chimney Swift, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent
		Although swifts, during their spring migration, often collect, before going to roost, in flocks of considerable numbers, they are less conspicuous at this season than during their impressive gatherings in the autumn.
		From the fact that swifts in the courting season so often fly three together when engaged in their pursuits--in the initial part at least, for at the culmination the pair find themselves alone--a surmise has arisen that one male and two females make up the trio and that the swift is polygamous.
		Enemies.--Because the swift spends a large part of its life moving rapidly through the air, almost never coming to rest except at its nest or when roosting in a chimney or a hollow tree, it is practically out of reach of any mammal that otherwise might prey upon it.
	home.bluemarble.net /~pqn/ch11-20/chswift.html (8856 words)

	A Chimney Swift Tower at Spicewood, Texas
		As soon as a 2 level grid of 3/8" steel rebar was wired to the legs of the tower base, a 10" thick concrete slab was poured.
		The top has a hole cut on the north edge that is half the size of the actual inside of the tower.
		The outer corners of the Chimney Swift tower were finished with stained cedar trim boards not only for appearance, but to weatherproof the tower.
	www.concentric.net /~dwa/page55.html (402 words)

	Lakeside Nature Center
		Almost as soon as the last nail was hammered in, a pair of Chimney Swifts swooped in, took possession, built a nest and raised babies.
		Adult Swifts make a "whooshing" sound with their wings as they come and go from the chimney to build their nest, and "chipper" as they socialize with one another in the roost during nest-building and at night.
		Chimney Swifts are fed by both parents until they fledge.
	www.lakesidenaturecenter.org /NL_chimney_swift.html (682 words)

	Chimney Swift - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a small swift.
		The nest is made of twigs glued together with saliva and placed in a shaded location.
		Their population may have increased with the availability of large chimneys as nesting locations.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Chimney_Swift (195 words)

	The Chimney Swift
		It bears emphasis that the Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) was obviously not always known as a chimney-dweller.
		Swifts closely resemble swallows in both appearance and behavior, but they are really not related at all.
		Chimney Swifts spend their winters in central or South America.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/tropical_neotropical_birds/103268 (440 words)

	Linworth Alternative Program >> Chimney Swift Info
		Bats are active at night, while chimney swifts feed all day (on the wing, without perching at all) and return to their nests at dusk.
		Chimney swifts are facing the effects of modernization of the central Ohio area.
		Some people scare the birds away and block the entrance to their chimney, if they’re annoyed by the birds’; twittering (always during the day) and the need to remove the nests in the fall before building a fire in the fireplace.
	www.linworth.org /swift.htm (1219 words)

	Chimney Swifts
		Chimney swift is one of four swifts breeding in the United States, but is the only swift commonly found in the eastern U.S. Often described as a âcigar with wings,â the chimney swift is sooty gray overall with narrow curved wings.
		Chimney swifts gather nesting material on the wing by breaking off dead twigs from the end of branches.
		If you have chimney swifts nesting in your chimney, it is a good idea to get your chimney cleaned periodically, since old nests may cause more of a fire in your chimney than you may want.
	www.outdooralabama.com /watchable-wildlife/Watchablearticles/chimneyswift.cfm (629 words)

	Chimney Swift Tower
		The Chimney Swift is a small, grayish/fl bird often described as “a cigar with wings.” Most often seen in flight, these graceful creatures have long, scythe-shaped wings with a short body and tail.
		Chimney Swifts live life on the wing - foraging for insects, drinking water on the fly, and even copulating in flight.
		Historically, Chimney Swifts used large, hollow trees for nests and roosts.
	www.houstonzoo.org /Chimney_Swift_Tower.aqf (293 words)

	Birds: The Chimney Swift
		Chimney Swallow is the name usually applied to this Swift.
		The habit of frequenting chimneys is a recent one, and the substitution of this modern artificial home for hollow trees illustrates the readiness with which it adapts itself to a change in surroundings.
		The question whether Chimney Swifts break off twigs for their nests with their feet is now being discussed by ornithologists.
	www.birdnature.com /oct1897/swift.html (564 words)

	Chimney Swift - Whatbird.com
		Chimney Swift: Medium-sized swift, uniformly dark brown with slightly paler throat and upper breast.
		Chimney Swift: Breeds from southeastern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba, central Ontario, southern Quebec, and Nova Scotia south to Gulf coast states.
		● Breeding and nesting: Chimney Swift: Four or five white eggs are laid in a nest made of twigs cemented together with saliva and fastened to inner wall of a chimney or, rarely, in a cave or hollow tree.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/231/_/Chimney_Swift.aspx (464 words)

	Chimney Swift 2001 nesting video
		A single pair of swifts are nesting in the left flue of the east chimney of our house, 10 feet below the rim of the chimney.
		During the second of two nights of very heavy rain, the swift nest and its five nestlings fell approximately 25 ft to the bottom of the chimney.
		The nestlings were back in their original location at 9am Sunday, however, the adult swifts had written off the nesting and did not return to the chimney until dusk.
	www.americanartifacts.com /smma/per/nestcam/swift.htm (889 words)

	WVAS Chimney Swifts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		One of the highlights of Fall for local birders is the chimney swift migration in late September and early October.
		Chimney swifts nest throughout eastern North America during the summer, and then spend the winter months in South American (Peru, Chile and the upper part of the Amazon basin).
		The swifts all fly in the same direction while circling, and individual birds drop from the circle into the chimney (where they will all roost for the night), creating the appearance of a dark swirling, chittering vortex.
	www.wabashvalleyaudubon.org /swifts.html (225 words)

	If You Found A Chimney Swift
		Chimney Swifts are very difficult birds to successfully raise.
		If the young swift is feathered, it can most likely cling to the sides of the fireplace.
		If you have found an injured or orphaned chimney swift, keep it in a warm, quiet, dark place, without feeding or excessive handling.
	www.wildlife-rehab.com /ChimneySwift.html (369 words)

	Chimney_Re-lining
		A proper liner for each flue in a chimney is important.
		This part of the chimney is not sheltered by the house and is therefore much colder.
		A stainless steel liner is a must to ensure that the flue is the correct size to properly vent the furnace.
	www.chimneyswift.net /chimney_relining2.htm (503 words)

	chimney swift (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Migrating from as far as southern South America, chimney swifts come to the eastern and central half of the United States to breed.
		The chimney swifts acrobatic movements and chattering flight calls signal us to the onset of summer.
		Chimney swifts, unable to perch or stand upright as songbirds do, are uniquely equipped to roost only to vertical surfaces.
	www.duneland.com /birding/photo/swift.htm (119 words)

	Chimney Swift Behavior - Whatbird.com
		Chimney Swift: Four or five white eggs are laid in a nest made of twigs cemented together with saliva and fastened to inner wall of a chimney or, rarely, in a cave or hollow tree.
		Chimney Swift: Feeds on insects; forages in flight, sometimes quite high.
		Chimney Swift: Vaux's Swift is somewhat smaller, with shorter wings, paler rump and throat, and different call.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/231/Behavior/Chimney_Swift.aspx (801 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; birds: Chaetura pelagica (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Chimney Swift occurs throughout the eastern half of the United States during the breeding season.
		The populations of Chimney Swifts probably increased with the spread of settlers in the United States, because settlement increased the number of available nest sites.
		The Chimney Swift is the only member of its family in the eastern United States.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/birds/Apodiformes/cpelagica.html (378 words)

	Chimney Swift Range Map
		The Chimney Swift breeds east of the Rocky Mountains from east-central Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba to southern Quebec and New Brunswick, south to eastern New Mexico, south-central and southern Texas, the Gulf Coast and south-central Florida.
		The Chimney Swift is not confined to any single habitat, as it's breeding range is largely dependent on suitable nesting sites.
		Formerly found in habitats with mature, hollow trees, the Chimney Swift now occurs primarily in the vicinity of buildings in towns, cities and around farms.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /chimney_swift_map.htm (82 words)

	Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica
		It's hard to figure out how these birds ever existed without urban areas, since they literally earn their first name by nesting and roosting in chimneys, propping themselves against the inside surface with short, spiny tails.
		This swift is normally found only east of the great plains.
		Watching a flock of swifts flow funnel-like into a chimney is a startling evening experience.
	www.yankeegardener.com /birds/chimney.htm (191 words)

	Driftwood Wildlife Association Home Page
		Operating under permits from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department we have developed diets, housing and handling techniques for use in caring for injured, orphaned and displaced avian insectivores.
		In our North American Chimney Swift Nest Site Research Project, we are designing, installing and monitoring experimental nest and roost sites for these fascinating, but declining Neotropical migrants.
		Check this North American map for Chimney Swift arrivals in your area.
	www.concentric.net /~dwa (236 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Chimney Swift (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although there are scattered colonies in artificial structures from Yarmouth to Cape Breton Island, the only major one is in Wolfville, where 382 were counted entering a large, unused chimney on the campus of Acadia University at dusk on 22 May 1983.
		On 15 August 1940 a fledgling that had fallen from a nest in a chimney was picked up alive on the hearth below.
		Thirteen, marked with numbered leg-bands that were attached in previous summers while the birds were in North America, were caught by Indians living in a wild, remote district of northeastern Peru, some 350 km south of the equator.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0223.htm (632 words)

	Chimney Swift - in Chimney
		A chorus of shrill "cheeps" coming from the fireplace chimney in May does not signify bats.
		Swifts glue their nests on chimney walls using saliva and small twigs.
		Chimney swifts eat flying insects, including mosquitoes and are considered beneficial.
	www.walterreeves.com /insects_animals/article.phtml?cat=21&id=332 (265 words)

	Chimney Swift
		Its nest is a shallow braket-like cup of twigs cemented to the inside of a hollow tree or chimney.
		The Chimney Swift's voice is a rapid, often almost continuous series of sharp chattering or twittering notes.
		It is grayish with a stubby tail and large wings.
	www.borg.com /~svcselem/sauquoit/clubs/wingers/fieldguide/swift.htm (113 words)

	Re: Chimney Swift (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Reply to: Chimney Swift posted by Felipe on May 28, 2003 at 17:59:19:
		I see an average of about 20 swifts a day.
		They are the same except different calls and the white on them.
	www.tropicalaudubon.org /tasboard/messages/2382.html (118 words)

	Manitoba Naturalists Society - Birders
		Mike Quigley (email: mikequigley@winnipeg.ca) is the Coordinator for the Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative with year one funding from the Manitoba government’s Sustainable Development Innovations Fund (SDIF) and with year two and three funds from Environment Canada’s EcoAction program.
		The combined funding is helping us better understand the causes behind Chimney Swift population declines and hopefully reverse this trend by placing roosting and nesting structures in appropriate locations.
		MNS members are asked to contribute towards this important initiative and are encouraged to contact chimneyswifts@shaw.ca or the MNS Office (943-9029) to find out more about this very positive initiative to assist our feathered friends.
	www.manitobanature.ca /birder (763 words)

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