FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Re: Swift decline

["Paul Woodward" <grackling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bart,
      Your swifts were probably at Rockfish Gap last night.  See Brenda
Tekin's post about the massive flight of nighthawks which also included
thousands of Chimney Swifts.
      Tuesday evening when I had my huge flight of nighthawks  I also saw
lots of swifts moving over Fairfax City.

Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA 22032
grackling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> I've been counting Chimney Swifts at Woodley Hills Elementary School
(Fairfax County, near Mt. Vernon) for the last couple of weeks and last
night was the first time the numbers have dropped off.
>
> I don't have the exact numbers with me, but here's a rough recap of the
last two counts:
>
> Monday 9/2/02   1400 birds
> Wednesday 9/4/02  400 birds
>
> I lost 1000 birds in two days!!!!
>
> It will be interesting to see if the numbers start to climb again or keep
going down.  I'll keep you posted.
>
> Bart Hutchinson
> Alexandria, VA
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