ANIMAL PROFILE: Chimney Swifts, the Amazing Acrobats! Pink bodies, unopen eyes, this video shows hatchling chimney swifts who were brought to Carolina Waterfowl Rescue because their nest had fallen down a chimney. They entered our raise-and-release program which enlists the help of volunteers all summer to feed our rescued baby birds from 8 am to 8 pm every single day! 🐦‍⬛ Habitat: Their ideal nesting locations used to be hollow trees, but as colonial settlement and post-colonial industrializat

🔊 Hear that chattering sound? That’s the call of chimney swifts! 🐦✨ We took 5 in today. These amazing birds migrate here each year to nest inside chimneys. While the noise might catch you off guard, don’t worry—they’re only around for a short time, usually just 4–6 weeks after their chicks hatch. Chimney swifts are incredibly valuable to the ecosystem—they eat hundreds to thousands of insects a day, helping naturally control pests like mosquitoes. And here’s a fun fact: they have tiny needle-l

Calling all Swifties! 🗣️ Chimney Swifts are back in town, and you could catch their spectacular show at a chimney near you! ✨ The small, fast-flying birds are known for the tornado-like dance they perform in the sky. Brenna Marsicek is the director of outreach with the Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance (@swibirds). She says that at dusk, the birds will dive headfirst into a chimney to roost — sometimes by the thousands. 🐦🪶 Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez spoke with Marsicek for this month’s Chirp C