Chimney swifts are very fast fliers and spend most of their lives in midair. They eat, drink and mate while flying, only stopping to raise young. They even take their baths in flight by dipping in a ...
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Eyes were fixed on the skies in parts of Northeast Wisconsin as bird watchers track the migration of what they call a species in decline. As daylight begins to fade over the ...
One woman is sharing her story after she says 22 chimney swift birds made their way uninvited into her home. She captured the saga on TikTok, showing her followers the large collection of birds, even ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) -- As fall migration is getting underway in parts of Northeast Wisconsin, some birds are starting to appear. Experts say chimney swifts gather in large flocks at dusk before ...
Held by UNC’s Avian Society, the event included speakers and attendees hoping to share their love for Chimney Swifts with fellow bird enthusiasts. Member Sydney McLean said the roosting of the Swifts ...
The Vaux's Swift is a tiny bird – some people call it "a cigar with wings." But every fall these little birds make a big trip, from summer breeding grounds in the Pacific Northwest down to their ...
"It's probably the second rarest bird to appear in 60 years at Tophilll Low after 2008's Amur falcon which, at the time, was ...
Vaux's swifts are 4-inch, gray birds that migrate between Canada and Venezuela. Every year, the birds make a pit stop at Agate Hall in Eugene, a popular spectacle for residents. On a temperate, late ...
This story originally published online in The 9th Street Journal. It’s Tuesday evening at the Velvet Hippo’s rooftop bar. From the wooded deck, a few dozen hipster bargoers admire a picture-perfect ...
With the longest-running citizen science project in North America underway as of Sunday, Swift Current is among the many Canadian communities gearing up for an annual Christmas Bird Count. The Swift ...
The UK government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, which will require new builds in England to be fitted with swift bricks for nesting birds. The proposed policy ...