I just saw the most amazing thing out back. Birds over our neighbor's house. Hundreds of birds swirling in a circle like a giant tornado in the evening sky. As I watched, there were fewer and fewer birds swirling, and soon I realized they were all going down our neighbor's chimney. In a few minutes they were all gone. I guess they were chimney swifts.
Suppose I should let our neighbor know he's hosting hundreds of birds in his chimney?
He's GOTTA know. My parents had one nest in their chimney and they knew. Those little dudes are LOUD. I bet he's just waiting until they split for the fall.
He's the type who'd probably try to dislodge them with a fire. I checked and the swifts are due to migrate to South America soon. After they leave, then I'll tell him and hopefully he'll screen off the chimney.
I've done a bit of reading up on chimney swifts--they eat just tons fo mosquitos so they're very desirable to have around, but they've been declining. People build towers for them to nest in--they hang onto the vertical surfaces inside. I think I'll look into building our local birds a tower.
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