And I think it’s pretty amazing that you made that photo - thanks for sharing!
Tom Gilde > On Aug 3, 2020, at 1:02 PM, Terence Brashear <tpbrash...@gmail.com> wrote: > > August is the time of year that nesting has been completed and groups start > forming for communal roosting. There is a chimney at the corner of 22nd > and Lyndale Ave S that I saw close to 200 birds enter the chimney to roost > a few years back. It looks like a giant tornado of swift. > > I find it amazing that the parents are able to raise young in the tiny nest > they form. Here is an image from 2010 of a nest in Renville County, Morton > MN: > > http://www.naturepixels.com/g2/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=38816&g2_serialNumber=3 > >> On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 10:34 AM Deb Buehler <deb-lindenhi...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hello-- >> I've been noticing Chimney Swifts in my neighborhood in SW Minneapolis, >> but have not been able to determine where they're roosting. Maybe down the >> block at 44th and Vincent area, where St. Thomas church and Carondelet >> School are located(?) We had "light scratching noises" in our chimney this >> spring, and that, combined with a torn-chimney cover (compliments of a >> local racoon), indicates we may have had them nesting here. >> >> Also, I've seen two juvenile Broadtails recently, one above my home, and a >> pair this morning near 47th and Upton. >> >> Deb Buehler >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Karlyn Eckman < >> 000013aad297dffa-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> >> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 9:55 PM >> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> >> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Chimney Switts in St Paul >> ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
