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Saint-Georges de Beauce, QC, Canada
Number of swifts counted: 34
Time (and time zone): 08:06 PM Eastern time
Date: august 12 2006
Location: 820, 120e street, Saint-Georges de Beauce, QC, Canada
Address: city, state/province: Saint-Georges de Beauce, QC, Canada
Broad description of the site, e.g. school, warehouse, residence, Chimney Swift Tower, etc: Factory of carpets, since 1928
Weather conditions may also be reported: Temperature: 14°C, Wind: West 6 KM/H, relative humidity 72%,
Alain Beauchamp
Holland, MI
8/12 5 East 8th St. 157 count 9:00 - 9:15 pm
8/13 Ditto 238 8:45 - 9:10 pm
Note: Birds seem to be going down in fewer numbers at a time than usual, therefore taking longer overall.
Dave Benedict
Solon, OH
I have Chimney Swifts in my family room fireplace chimney. They return every summer. They nest and fledge young every year. Currently there is alot of chattering going on. On 8/12/06 I counted 8 entering at 8:45PM EST. The temp was about 70 degrees and the wind was about 13 mph. Location is in Hunt Club Development, Solon, OH (SE of Cleveland). Debora Schmitt
Kelleys Island, OH
Pat Hayes counted the number of swifts flying around his house around 8 pm on August 12. Number is 10. The weather was clear, sunny, slight wind. This is in a neighborhood of century old homes, but most have caps or screens on their chimneys, at Kelleys Island, Ohio. Kelleys Island is an island in the middle of Lake Erie about 8 miles from Cedar Point Amusement Park, which is 60 miles west of Cleveland, 50 miles east of Toledo. June Campbell, Kelleys Island Audubon
Roseburg, OR
Pottery Shed chimney,
8/11 No swifts seen. E. Pugh
8/15 14 swifts observed flying southwest. No interest in chimney. M. Jones
Baltimore, MD
4 Story Urban Chimney
8/13/06
About 8:05 to 8:35
Approx 250 to 300 swifts entered chimney.
Partly cloudy
We will do a more accurate count for the Sept. weekend. We reported last fall as well. Tom Witt
Paola, KS
Number of swifts counted: 71
Time (and time zone) : 7:45-8:30 pm, Central
Date: 8/12/2006
Location: Ursuline Sisters, Inc.
Address: 901 E. Miami, Paola, KS 66071
Broad description of the site: very large chimney surrounded by old brick convent buildings and grounds
Weather: partly cloudy, approx. 85-90 degrees F.
Observed by Chris Pistole and George Thornton
Orchard Park, NY
Once again, I was unable to count on the scheduled dates, but I did get a count:
30 birds
approx 8:40 pm Eastern
Aug 16, 2006
Orchard Park Middle School / Jean Miller
Naperville, IL
I was bringing my son to first day of school today and noticed a few swifts flying in the air. I watched in awe as I saw likely 30-50 swifts exit the school's unused chimney, an awesome sight to say the least. The school is Elmwood Elementary in Naperville, Illinois. I am a normal spotter of these birds as a chimney sweep and report interesting findings to your website. John Adair
Ellicott City, MD
Number of swifts counted -- 0
Time (and time zone) 7:35-8:05 p.m. EDT
Date -- 8/13
Location -- Miller Brothers Chevrolet
Address: city, state/province -- Chevrolet Drive, Ellicott City, MD
Broad description of the site, e.g. school, warehouse, residence, Chimney Swift Tower, etc. -- large, brick chimney
Weather conditions may also be reported. -- sunny, no wind
This is the second year in a row the swifts were a no show. This year I didn't observe any at all, let alone any going down the chimney. I will try again in September, but after two busts last year, I suspect the swifts have abandoned this chimney, that I once counted something in excess of 1,000 going down.
Kurt Schwarz
Spartanburg, SC
1. 405 swifts
8:27- 8:51 PM EDT
Friday, 11 August 2006
701 East Main Street 29302
Small brick apartment complex, edge of residential neighborhood with canopy of old trees
Warm, few clouds
[no swifts heard or seen at 7:20 PM; by 8:20 there was circling chatter. Within 10 minutes 1 bird, then 3 more, had dropped into the chimney. By 8:45 most birds had entered the chimney, and the remaining birds appeared to leave and round up more distant members of the flock.]
2. sunset 8:20 PM EDT
3. . 886 swifts
8:23 - 8:51 PM EDT
Sunday, 13 August 2006
1475 Skylyn Drive 29307
Old brick one-story Houston Elementary School, edge of residential neighborhood
Warm, few clouds
Sarah and Lyle Campbell
Denton, TX
I wanted to write and let you know that we discovered approximately 200 swifts living in our neighbor's chimney this summer. We look forward to dusk every day. We sit out and watch them go to bed each evening. When researching them, I read that they are not as plentiful here in the states due to chimneys being made differently now. I thought that if that were true, you might be interested in our swifts.
Nita Lowrey
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