A Swift Night Out 2012 Reports

A SWIFT NIGHT OUT

2012

A Continent-wide Chimney Swift Roost Monitoring Project

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INDIVIDUAL REPORTS

Anniston, AL

4 SEPTEMBER 2012

SITE: BLDG 2098, MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON, AL

125 CHIMNEY SWIFTS observed entering chimney.

ADDED NOTE: We observed a Sharp shinned Hawk sitting on the top of the chimney waiting on the chimney swifts to enter. The chimney swifts dived at the hawk, forcing him to leave. This is the first time we have observed this behavior.

5 SEPTEMBER 2012

SITE: BLDG 2098, MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON, AL

166 Chimney Swifts observed entering the chimney.

10 September 2012

SITE: BLDG 2098, MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON, AL

193 Chimney Swifts observed entering the chimney.

11 September 2012

SITE: BLDG 2098, MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON, AL

248 Chimney Swifts observed entering the chimney.

13 September 2012

SITE: BLDG 2098, MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON, AL

225 Chimney Swifts observed entering the chimney.

14 September 2012

SITE: BLDG 2098, MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON, AL

274 Chimney Swifts observed entering the chimney.

17 September 2012

SITE: BLDG 2098, MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON, AL

243 Chimney Swifts observed entering the chimney during rain Storm.

Laura Meeds and I have been observing chimney swifts On the old Fort McClellan property here in Anniston for the Last five years. This year has been revealing in the Chimney Swifts have now chosen new sights to use as Roosts. It is a challenge to drive around the old fort And find where they have gone. We love a good challenge.

Karen Allen

Lenoir City, TN

Denise and I counted swifts on 9-8,9,10-2012 from one location where we could see two chimneys.

Both chimneys are located on First Avenue in Lenoir City TN.

The smaller chimney ( ~ 18 In. square ) protrudes from the roof of the Canvas Church fronting on B street. The second and larger chimney ( ~ 36 in. square and 30 ft. high ) rises from the ground on the side of the War Memorial Building which also fronts on B street .

Results of our counts are as follows :

Small chimney :on 9-8-12, 2000-2020 hrs.43 swifts, on 9-9-12, 2005-2018 hrs. 39 swifts. on 9-10-12 , 2005-2021 hrs. 46 swifts.

Large chimney : on 9-8-12, 2005-2035 hrs. 963 swifts, on 9-9-12, 2000-2023 hrs. 564 swifts, on 9-10-12, 2007-2025 hrs. 560 swifts.

Times refer EST. and when birds first entered chimney and time of last one in. Weather on all three evenings was partly cloudy, wind less than 5 mph.,humidity around 45%. A front passed through the area from NW.to SE.on 9-8-12 dropping 5.8mm of rain.

Tony King and Denise Nauman.

Oneida, NY

We observed at the same abandoned hotel chimney site as we did in August.

Chimney at an abandoned 4 story hotel
Oneida, NY
0 chimney swifts.
Sept 7 and 9th.
conditions were clear both nights.

The counts for both Sept 7 and 9th were 0. Not a single swift.

In August 2012, at this same exact site, during the swift night, as previously reported, the maximum count
was 355.

John Rogers

Staten Island, NY

Here are the results for 9/7/2012 here on Staten Island.

Low estimate of 330 at NYS Armory at 321 Manor Road, Staten Island, NY 10314-2407.

Catherine Barron

Arlington, VA

Eight of us from the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) visited a chimney known to be a Chimney Swift roost on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. We weren't disappointed. Here is our report:

Number: 3,000 estimated.
Time: 7:35-8:00 p.m. EDT.
Date: September 9, 2012.
Place: One hundred yards due East from 2909 16th Street S, Arlington, Virginia Forgot to write down the exact address.
Site: Large brick chimney attached to a multi-unit private dwelling.
Weather: Clear, breezy, temperature in the low 70's (F).

Jay and Carol Hadlock

Geauga County, OH

This Cheryl Koza, a volunteer with the Geauga Park District in Geauga County, Ohio. Dan Best one of out naturalists and I did a program on Chimney Swifts tonight 9/12/2012 between 7:30pm and 8:15 pm at Burton High School in Burton Twp., Ohio.

We averaged a count of 686 chimney swifts. The temperature was 65degrees F. and the skies were
partly cloudy. The air was relatively still. There was noise from the car show and motorcycles in the near vacinity. The loud noises did seem to affect the birds. They did stop moving into the chimney in response to the loud noises.

Cheryl Koza

Bowling Green, OH

On evening of Sept. 8th in Bowling Green, Ohio counted 81 Chimney Swifts entering a downtown chimney behind the old Movie Theatre next to the municipal parking lot. Weather was in low-seventies and clear sky with 7 mph winds.

Michael Wells