AUGUST 17: WINGS ARE BEING SPREAD…UP, UP, AND AWAY!
This is a very short blog to cover some important ground and airspace…here are the three news items for today:
First, we are flying a BIG shoutout of appreciation to Ariel who finishes her work term with MCSI today! Ariel has been with us for two summer seasons and ably assisted in a variety of work that is essential to keeping our programs running so smoothly. Thanks, Ariel, for being part of our team!
Second, our Manitoba Chimney Swifts have hit an inflection point for end of season activity. Big changes have been observed. Roost sites have reduced numbers e.g., in Dauphin, other more southerly nest sites have emptied post-fledging, and the late fledging sites e.g., SE Club Amical site which had fledglings launch on Sat. Aug. 13th, were unused during the day today (some roosting activity may continue for a short time yet). So, we are on the home stretch for the ’22 Chimney Swift season.
Third, it’s Wednesday and that means it’s an MCSI Swift Watch Day. Enjoy some of the last encounters with our birds before migration takes place. Keep your monitoring observations flying in and we’ll be sure to let you know when those birds fly out of our Manitoba skies!
- Barb, for the MCSI Steering Committee.
