A new article by MCSI’s former Coordinator, Tim Poole, and Portage la Prairie swift volunteer extraordinaire, Gordon Ogilvie is in the Spring edition of the Blue Jay .
The article titled “Occupancy of Unconventional Nest and Roost Habitats by the Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) in Manitoba” describes some of the different types of habitats found by MCSI volunteers in the past few years. Among the habitat structures discussed includes access chimneys through broken pest exclusion cages, using chimneys with a full clay-liner and use of smaller chimneys.
Ahead of the upcoming spring migration, this is a wonderful opportunity to highlight the exceptional efforts of MCSI’s volunteers, many of whose efforts directly contributed to this piece. Thank you to everyone who continues to grow this program. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please email our new MCSI Coordinator, Amanda Shave, at mbchimney@gmail.com.
If you would like to read the new article, Blue Jay have kindly given us permission to post it on our website. You can find it here
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