✨Behind the scenes with the Chimney Swifts!✨ This group of swifts, from three different nests, arrived as hatchlings during the same week. While they're nearly fully grown, they're still figuring out the intricacies of flight. They're cute, quite noisy, and will soon be exploring their temporary enclosure with their fluttering antics. Say hello to the Chimney Swift – Alabama's masters of the sky! These birds are almost always in flight, and can even catch some zzz's while airborne. Very jealous

Chimney Swift Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Chimney Swift Similar Species to, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

We had fun visiting with all of you last night. We especially enjoyed answering questions from the younger crowd members. Our two favorites are: Do the swifts have to worry when Santa comes down the chimney? (answer: no, because they migrate and aren't in the chimney in the winter) and How do they build the nests so they cling to the chimney? (answer: with mud, sticks and spit - which promptly received a "Gross!" response). Here's a video of one flying from its travel box (note that you can see

Phase 2 of the project continues with placement of remaining two tower boxes. Parks Dept. employee Don Miller and LV Audubon Society's Scott Burnet at work. | Friends of the Allentown Parks, Inc.