This week’s blog will be a catch-up, and briefly summarize the goings on at sites monitored by volunteers after July 6. In Winnipeg, Saint John’s Cathedral saw activity with one swift entry, observed by Lynnea Parker. In East Kildonan, Garry Budyk observed 2 entrances and 2 exits at 712-Watt Street during morning monitoring, with swifts at this site demonstrating classic brooding behaviour. 2 sites that were observed during this blog period had no activity and are possibly not being used this year. These sites were 2415 Portage Avenue and 935 Main Street.
Out at Lower Fort Garry, a new swift site had 1 entry and exit. This was observed by Gerald Machnee during a daytime monitoring closer to sunset.
At Saint Joachim Church in La Broquerie, Frank and Jacquie Machovec observed swifts circling both chimneys at roosting hour and eventually witnessed 3 entries into the small chimney and 1 exit and 2 entries to the large chimney.
In Dauphin, Ken and Jan Wainwright watched the Hong Kong Café chimney and saw 1 swift exiting and entering the chimney quickly. Later, after sunset, they saw 1 more swift enter, meaning on was off foraging and the other was likely sitting on a nest.
That’s it for this weeks blog, thanks to all who continue to monitor Chimney sites!
