[TN-Bird] Funnel of Chimney swifts
- From: Birdglass44@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:51:53 EDT
At 8:15 PM while stopped at the intersection of Montvale and Montvale
Station Roads in Maryville, Blount County I observed a huge flock of 500+
Chimney
swifts wheeling like a funnel over the intersection. There was a large storm
cell with lightning a few miles to the northeast and gusty winds in the area.
Before I could turn into the Baptist church parking lot for a better look
they were out of sight to the west.
I have only seen a few Chimney swifts this spring and this flock is by far
the largest I have ever seen in 50 years of birding.
Warren Bielenberg
Maryville
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