Birds in your Chimney

Before European settlers arrived the Chimney Swift nested on cave walls and inside hollow trees¹. When the descendants of those European settlers built their towns and cities with open brick chimneys, the Chimney Swift was a beneficiary of their modern technology. That 'modern' era is now history. In modern buildings, chimney have been replaced with cylindrical, often covered, pipes that are no longer suitable for nesting. With the reduced availability of nesting sites, the population has begun to decline. What is worse, modern city dwellers often regard these birds are a nuisance. Mid June through August is the breeding season for Swifts. Bryan Brasher wrote a wonderful article about Chimney Swifts in the Sunday, June 22 Commercial Appeal. 'Swifts can be surprise in fireplace'

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