[TN-Bird] Re: Chimney Swift counts

  • From: Robert Watson <rfwatson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 00:25:44 +0000

Manhattan Apartments, Oak Ridge, Anderson TN.  16th Sept ~20:00

A mass of swifts swirling around at dusk, my estimate went from 200 to 400. When the swifts eventually went into a not very obvious looking 'ventilation' shaft I would put the total between 500 - 1000.

This is opposite Gatti's pizza , just along from Walmart on S Reutgers.

Robert Watson
Oak Ridge

On 16/09/2013 17:51, Melinda Welton wrote:
Old TN State Prison - 11,300 Chimney Swifts
We returned there on September 11th and counting by groups of 25, recorded
11,300 swifts at they entered the huge chimney visible from the guardhouse.
A spotting scope was used because the chimney is 1,500 feet from the
guardhouse.

Sterling Court Apartments - 1,400 Chimney Swifts
The chimney is on the back side of this old apartment complex on the west
side of Belmont Blvd at Compton Avenue. If you want to show someone a
spectacle, this is an easy place to get a great view. The number of birds
started to build shortly after sunset and were all in the roost 25 minutes
later.

Melinda Welton
Franklin, TN


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