"The Chaetura pelagica or Chimney Swift is a long distance migrant bird that winters in Peru. In 2006 they were listed as a threatened species, but now, with the help of conservation efforts have returned..."*Image is of Rouge Park's chimney swift habitat project at 16th Avenue and Reesor Road, Markham (Photo: Garett Walker)
Two other Chimney Swift Tower Projects in Ontario:
- in the Kawartha Lakes Region: Swift Response (The Peterborough Examiner)
- in the Niagara Region (Fort Erie): When Nature Calls (Niagara This Week)
Other Posts on Chimney Swifts:
All about Chimney Swift Towers and the Birds (2011)
Chimney Swift population decline is not due to lost habitat - 2012 Ontario Study (2016)
And this Chimney Swift tower in Iowa (and the story of how it was saved) is incredible (Althea R. Sherman project).
ReplyDeletehttp://www.althearsherman.org/
Thanks Jessica Hite for sharing!