[TN-Bird] Chimney Swifts--where did they go?

From: Laura Jennings McCall <laurajmccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:17:22 -0500
**TOS Fall Meeting and Symposium -- Oct 12-14, 2012**
8/10/12
Tullahoma (Coffee County)

The Highland Rim Chapter of TOS conducted its August Chimney Swift count at the 
Tullahoma High School Friday night (8/10/12). We started at 7:00, but the first 
birds didn't enter the chimney until 7:46.  We stayed until it was too dark to 
see (probably about 8:30).

Our final tally of birds entering the chimney was 25.  Last year on this same 
count we had 1300-1500 birds. Our highest numbers are at the September count 
(September 2010 we estimated 5800; September 2011 was 4500).

Has anyone else noticed a drop in Chimney Swift numbers? I have not noticed 
anything unusual in their numbers all summer, but I haven't been watching a 
roost, either. Are they known to have roosts that grow to very large numbers 
and then crash?

I will inquire at the school to see if anything was done over the summer that 
might make the chimney less desirable for the birds, but until then, I'm 
stumped.

We will count again in September and hope to have better results. 

Puzzled,

Laura McCall
Lynchburg, TN (Moore Co)* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
* * * * * * * * * *
             2012 FALL MEETING AND SYMPOSIUM AT NASHVILLE
                            October 12-14
The Nashville Chapter of the TOS will host TOS members and all other interested 
birders to the Fall Meeting and Symposium on October 12-14, 2012. The host 
hotel is the Baymont Inn, 111 Penn Warren Drive, Brentwood, TN 37027. call 
1-615-376-4666 to make a reservation.  For more details:
           http://www.tnbirds.org/downloads/warbleraug12.pdf

=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER====================
The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen.  The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
_____________________________________________________________
      To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
                    tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
_____________________________________________________________
                To unsubscribe, send email to:
                 tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
            with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
______________________________________________________________
  TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society
       Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
        endorse the views or opinions expressed
        by the members of this discussion group.

         Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
                 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                ------------------------------
                Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
                         Cleveland, OH
                -------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
                          Rosedale, VA
               --------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan
                        Clemson, SC
__________________________________________________________

          Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
              web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                          ARCHIVES
 TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/

                       MAP RESOURCES
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com

_____________________________________________________________
[TN-Bird] Chimney Swifts--where did they go?

Other related posts:
