It has been a while since we gave a migration update and Chimney Swifts are closing in on the Canadian border. The closest birds are to be found in Wisconsin but see how they cluster around the border (I will avoid making any political comments at this point). Other northerly records have been entered in Portland (Maine), Rochester and Buffalo (New York) and Detroit (Michigan) as well as Wisconsin cities such as Milwaukee. Take a look at the map using this link to see the latest records – http://bit.ly/1SGKXYv
Quick update on monitoring ahead of the season. We are just about to update the annual methods and will post these on the website once this has happened. In the meantime, we are slowly building up a picture of monitoring for the season. We are still trying to make sure that we cover as many of the NRMP sites as possible and have all 30 of the additional sites monitored over the course of the season. Take a look at the maps and let us know if you are able to take on any of them. If you are already intending to monitor one of these sites, please let us know and we will change the maps.
