[BCNnet] Chimney Swift monitoring - no sightings

[BFisher928 at aol.com]

The article pasted below is reprinted with permission of the August Swarovski 
Birding E-Bulletin. Perhaps there are Chimney Swift roosts you know about 
which could be monitored? 

Regards
Bob Fisher
Downers Grove
DuPage County

READY FOR A SWIFT NIGHT OUT?

You can join in a continent-wide effort to raise awareness about and
encourage interest in Chimney Swifts and Vaux's Swifts. It's called "A
Swift Night Out."

Post-nesting communal roosts of swifts form as summer draws to a close.
Some of these roosts may consist of an extended family group of a half a
dozen birds, but larger sites can actually host hundreds or even thousands
of birds. 

If you locate roots at dusk right now, you'll be in a position to join in
the counts. (Look for a tall shaft, chimney, or similar structure to locate
where Chimney Swifts - central-states to east coast- or Vaux's Swift -
Pacific coast- go to roost in your area.)

On one night over the weekend of 12, 13, 14 August, and/or 9, 10, 11
September, you can observe the roost starting about 30 minutes before dusk
and estimate the number of swifts that enter. When you have finished your
count, you can submit your results on-line.

Find more details here:
<http://www.concentric.net/~dwa/page55.html>
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