[wisb] Chimney Swifts over Madison
- From: Peter Fissel <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:46:26 -0500
Speaking of Chimney Swifts... I stopped at the South Towne mall on the south
side of Madison (more or less directly north of Nine Springs) on the way home
from work today. As I got out of the car and started walking towards Shopko, I
heard a twittering above me. I looked up and saw a few Chimney Swifts circling
high above the parking lot. Then a few more, and more, and more. It's hard to
count very accurately with zippy little birds like that, but I estimated at
least 120 (which means, adding my usual 25% "undercount" factor, at least 150.)
There isn't a large chimney in the area that I'm aware of, so I'm not sure if
they kept going south or headed for a roost closer to the central city, but
they were gone when I came out 15 minutes later.
Peter Fissel
Madison, Dane Co.
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