Our Chimney Swift numbers are certainly on the decline, and the swifts seem to have left many of their accustomed nests and roosts. The roost sites at Dauphin and Carman have been deserted, and numbers were way down at the Selkirk ‘stack on Tuesday night. Some of the other sites — St. Adoplhe and some Winnipeg sites — seem to be deserted or have very low numbers indeed. In a number of locations, this decline has been evident for well over a week.
So, does your chimney still have any swifts? If you have any reports to submit, please send them my way.
I am working on an expanded web presence for the Chimney Swift project at www.mbchimneyswift.ca
You might want to check it out.
Thanks for all your sighting reports!
Frank M