I hadn't gotten around to posting about it yet, but there is a sizable
Chimney Swift roost in Halifax County in the old downtown area of South
Boston. I stopped by to check it out both Tuesday and Wednesday evening. I
haven't been able to get a good count because the birds are using multiple
chimneys spread out over a couple blocks, but my best guess is that there
are somewhere between 500 and 700 birds. I'm going to try to get a better
count in the next couple days.
Paul Glass
South Boston, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Baron [mailto:brnpelican@xxxxxxxxx] ;
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 10:58 PM
To: Virginia Birding
Subject: [Va-bird] Chimney Swift roost; Arlington Co.
Hi,
Tonight approximately 11 of us visited the Chimney Swift roost in the
Arlington
Village neighborhood. It was really cool. Swifts were present in the area
when
we arrived in the area at 6pm. Upon our arrival at the chimney (which is
located near S. Edgewood St. and S. 16th Ave. and is part of an old
apartment
complex) several swifts were overhead. This was at 7:08pm. Swifts poured
in
w/in 10 minutes and they began to swirl in a large mass at approx. 7:21.
There
may have been 1000 birds. At 7:25 the first swift entered the chimney, the
pace
picked up a few minutes later. At 7:36 the last one entered.
We loved watching this spectacular show.
Scott Baron
Fairfax, Va.
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