I’ve just posted an updated list of location codes for identifying our nesting and roost sites. The list may be found at https://www.mbchimneyswift.com/Documents/2019_MCSIcodes.pdf There’s a link to this list on the Resources and Links page of the website, too.
There’s an interesting job opportunity available that involves the Chimney Swift and Important Bird Areas projects. Details about the job may be found at https://www.mbchimneyswift.com/?p=2145 The deadline for applications is September 13.
We just discovered a short, but interesting article about swifts (their behaviour and plight) from, of all places, the August 15 edition of the London Review of Books. “Consider the Swift” is at https://www.mbchimneyswift.com/Documents/londonreviewofbooks2019.pdf (Our thanks to Gene Walz for discovering this gem. )
On behalf of the Steering Committee, thanks again to all of our dedicated volunteers !
— Frank Machovec for the MCSI
