A SWIFT NIGHT OUT

2010

A Continent-wide Chimney Swift Roost Monitoring Project

Text Box: Dublin, OH:  School Chimney  -  250
Monroe, WI:  Commercial Chimney  -  40
Bayside, TX:  Chimney Swift Tower  -  6
Bathurst, NB:  Old Armory chimney  -  250
Potsdam, NY:  University gym chimney  -  90
Dayton, TX:  Old rice drier  -  148
Bellaire, TX:  Whole Foods chimney  -  67
Sugarland, TX:  Commercial chimney  -  1125
Tacoma Park, MD:  Apartment chimney  -  18
Elkhart. IN:  School chimney  -  529
Austin, TX:  Commercial chimney  -  1
Travis County, TX:  Chimney Swift Tower  -  11
Montello, WI:  Multiple sites  -  100, 10
Monroe, NC:  Residential chimney  -  76
Orchard Park, NY:  School chimney  -  48
Atlanta, GA:  Residential chimney  -  7
Elkhart, IN:  Commercial chimney  -  412
Pittsburg, KS:  Multiple sites  -  592, 225, 3
Chapel Hill, NC:  Residential chimney  -  387
Kansas City, MO:  School chimney  -  +200
Alexandria, PA:  Residential chimney  -  6
New Brighton, PA:  multiple sites  -  ~100
Old Saybrook, CT:  Residential chimney  -  8
Morehead City, NC:  Armory chimney  -  +300
El Lago, TX:  Residential chimney  -  33
Elkhart, IN:  Church chimney  -  250
Shorewood, WI:  Apartment chimney  -  45
Gainesville, VA:  Residential Chimney  -  2
Gainesville, FL:  Multiple sites
Toulon, IL:  School chimney  -  133
Galena, OH:  Church chimney  -  1010
Delaware, OH:  Armory chimney  -  560, 540
Greigsville, NY:  School chimney  -  85
Ft. Walton Beach, FL:  Residential chimney  -  79
Somers, CT:  School chimney  - 65
Oneida, NY:  Commercial chimney  -  23
Gatlinburg, TN:  Residential chimney  -  17
Driftwood, TX:  Chimney Swift Towers  -  7, 26
Tremont, NS:  School chimney  -  ~254
Saint-Georges de Beauce, QC, Canada: Commercial
    chimney - 38
Wimberley, TX:  Chimney Swift tower  -  2
Lagrange, TX:  School chimney  -  800
Edinburgh, TX:  Residential chimney  -  125
Havelock, NC:  School chimney  -  400
New Glasgow, NS:  School chimney  -  67
Houston, TX:  School chimney  -  224
Washington, DC:  School chimney  -  70
Goessel, KS:  Commercial chimney  -  76
Austin, TX:  Chimney Swift tower  -  6
Spotsylvania, VA:  Residential chimney  -  3
Fairmont, WV:  Chimney Swift Tower  -  0
Holland, MI:  Multiple sites  -  128, 65
New Bern, NC:  Multiple sites  -  ~500
Beaufort, NC:  Multiple sites ~200
Joplin, MO:  School chimney  -  435
Girard, KS:  Residential building  -  14
Zebulon, GA:  Concrete silo  -  ~400
Houston, TX:  Multiple sites  -  367, 369, 2000
Portland, OR:  Chapman School  -  ~140 Vaux’s
Galena, KS:  School Chimney  -  657
St. Adolphe, MB:  Multiple sites  -  14
Bryn Athyn Borough, PA:  Steam Chimney  -  ~300
Bathurst, NB:  Post Office Chimney  -  83
Staten Island, NY:  Armory  -  100 to 150
Annapolis, MD:  Maritime Museum  -  75
Washington, DC:  Apartment Chimney  -  ~2000+
Homer, LA:  Multiple sites  -  35, 5
Dayton, TX:  Old Rice Drier  -  37
Brunswick, ME:  Multiple sites (see detailed report)
Munson, OH:  School Chimney  -  280
Charlotte, NC:  School Chimney  -  750+
Monroe, NC:  Residential Chimney  -  9
Elkhart, IN:  Pie Factory Chimney  -  369
Blue island, IL:  Commercial Chimney  -  400+
Grandville, OH:  Residential Chimney  -  35
Laurinburg, NC:  Armory Chimney  -  626
Washington, DC:  School Chimney  -  1000 to 2000
Libertyville, IL:  Church Chimney  -  300 to 400
Durham, NC:  School Chimney  -  ~500
Kenosha, WI:  Movie Theater Chimney  -  115
Nashville, TN:  Office Chimney  -  14
Lafayette Parish, LA:  Residential Chimney  -  25
Maplewood, MO:  School Chimney  -  1000+
Oradell, NJ:  Industrial Chimney  -  600
Gainesville, FL:  School Chimney  -  189
Jonestown, TX:  Concrete Cistern  -  1555
Seville, OH:  School Chimney  -  137
Simpsonville, SC:  Residential Chimney  -  100 to 200
Bloomington, IN:  Chimney Built for swifts  -  +25
St. Louis Park, MN:  Res. Chimney  -  160 to 180
Pittsburg, KS:  Multiple sites  -  864
Emlenton, PA:  School Chimney  -  +2400
Southern Pines, NC:  School Chimney  -  +200
Worthington, OH:  Church Chimney  -  78
Sugar Creek, OH:  Residential Chimney  -  59, 71, 57
Fort Walton Beach, FL:  Residential Chimney  -  10,19
Gatlinburg, TN:  Residential Chimney  -  17
Racine, WI:  Church Chimney  -  208
Stevenson, MD:  Library Chimney  -  598
Holt, MO:  Chimney Swift Towers  -  12, 16
Travis County, TX:  Chaetura Canyon towers  -  24,
    13, 2, 5
Webster Groves, MO:  School Chimney  -  57
Memphis, TN:  Commercial Chimney  -  665
Text Box: 2010 GUIDELINES

Locate a Chimney Swift or Vaux’s Swift roost in your area.
On one night over the weekend of 
August 6, 7, 8 
and / or
September 10, 11, 12
you observe the roost starting about 30 minutes before dusk and estimate the number of swifts that enter.
When you have your number, contact us with your results.


Please include the following: 
 
Number of  swifts counted
Time (and time zone)
Date
Location
Address: city, state/province
Broad description of the site, e.g. school, warehouse, residence, Chimney Swift Tower, etc.
Weather conditions may also be reported.

Email Us!

We will continue to update the results through the end of September.

Thank you for your support of
Chimney Swift conservation.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Text Box: For detailed information on each report
CLICK HERE
Text Box: Pre-event
August 6
August 7
August 8
August 9-31
Text Box: September 1– 9 
September  10
September  11
September  12
Post-event
Text Box: Last Update:  10-27-2010

Elyria, OH:  Residential Chimney  -  65+

Springfield, OH:  Movie Theater  -  1400

Tullahoma, TN:  School Chimney  -  5800

Austin, TX:  Chimney Swift Tower  -  1

Clintonville, OH:  School Chimney  -  910

Auburn, OH:  Church Chimney  -  150, 197

Monroe, OR:  School Chimney  -  220 Vaux’s

Wakulla Springs, FL:  Lodge Chimney  -  717

Corpus Christi, TX:  Res. Chimney  -  10

Portland, OR:  Chapman School  -  4500,

  5200, 3000 Vaux’s Swifts

Carthage, MO:  Comm. Chimney  -  ~100

Greigsville, NY:  School Chimney  -  450

Houston, TX:  School Chimney  -  176

Logansport, IN:  Comm. Chimney  -  500+

Delaware, OH:  Armory Chimney -  750, 720

Galena, OH:  Church Chimney  -  1230

Madison, WI:  Multiple sites  -  0, 22, 34, 40

Weaverville, NC:  Residential Chimney  -  2

Gainesville, FL:  Multiple sites  -  10, 240, 23

Lyman, SC:  Residential Chimneys  -  357

Holland, MI:  Commercial Chimney  -  237

Chardon, OH:  Multiple sites -  225, 150

Burton, OH:  Incinerator Chimney  -  595

Madison, WI:  Multiple sites  -  478, 59

Gainesville, FL:  Multiple sites  -  8, 26

Sturgeon Bay, WI:  School Chimney  -  77

Minnesota :  See State-Wide Report

Ridgewood, NJ:  School Chimney 2950

Jefferson, GA:  Res. Chimney  -  100 to 200

Audubon Vaux's Happenings:  See Report

Pittsburg, PA:  Apartment Chimney  -  396,

    3067, 4138, 3077

Anniston, AL:  Former Fort McClellan  -

    Multiple sites  -  200, 97, 1350, 325, 574,

    268

Waupun, WI:  City Hall Chimney  -  ~75

Abbeville, AL:  Res. Chimney  -  12

Spartanburg, SC:  School Chimney  -  452,

     451, 468

Travis County, TX:  Chaetura Canyon

    Chimney Swift Tower  - 110

Driftwood, TX:  Chimney Swift Tower  -  35+

 

 

 

Reports received after September 20:

Click Here

 

 

    Special Reports:

 

Chimney Swift Roosts Summary

Waycross, GA 2002--2010

 

2010 Minnesota Chimney Swift Sit

 

Naval Air Station Patuxent River

2001  -  2010 Data