[TN-Bird] 1,500 swifts near Radnor Lake
- From: Melinda Welton <weltonmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tnbird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 21:56:47 -0500
I may have found the source of the >50 Chimney Swifts seen skimming the
surface of Radnor Lake State Natural Area each morning for the last while.
John Overton High School on Franklin Road, east of Radnor, has a tall
chimney, >100', where 1,480 Chimney Swifts went to roost tonight night.
Sunset was at 6:38 Central Time. When I arrived at the school at 6:40 there
were just a few swifts in view but they were flying low and occasionally
over the chimney. The numbers continuously grew and the first swift went
into the chimney at 6:55. The numbers continued to swell until there was a
chittering vortex that funneled into the chimney like reverse smoke. The
show was over by 7:15.
Melinda Welton
Franklin, TN
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