For those who like Chimney Swifts, the following piece may be of interest.
Also, Driftwood Wildlife Association has a very interesting program for
creating
Chimney Swift nest and roost towers that may be of interest. I would love to
see some attempts at these in the Northern Virginia area where many suitable
roosts have been lost. Cheers,
Steve Young
Arlington
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Greetings,
As the nesting season for Chimney Swifts draws to a close, these aerial
acrobats begin to gather in large communal roosts. For several years now we
have
been hosting A Swift Night Out in an effort to increase awareness about the
plight of Chimney Swifts. The event involves locating a Chimney Swift or
Vaux's
Swift roost in your community, arriving at dusk on the evening of the event
and counting the swifts as they enter the roost for the night. Results that
are
reported back to us will then be placed on our web site on a locator map.
In 2004, we will once again have two Swifts Nights Out to accommodate our
more northern contributors. The first event will be on August 13, 14 and 15.
This is a little early for many USA roosts, but it can be a great scouting
event
in preparation of the final event in September. The main event will be held
the weekend after Labor Day: September 10, 11 and 12. For more information
and to see the results from previous year's events, please visit our web site at
http://www.chimneyswifts.org/ and click on the link to A Swift Night Out. Or ;
you can go directly to the results page at
http://www.concentric.net/~dwa/page74.html
Please forward this email to conservation and birding groups in your area,
and help us make this year's event the best ever.
Thanks!
Paul and Georgean
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Paul D. and Georgean Z. Kyle
Driftwood Wildlife Association
1206 West 38th, Suite 1105
Austin, TX 78705
phone / fax (512) 266-3861
Visit our web site: http://www.chimneysiwfts.org/
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