Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:01:15 EDT Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Jim Stasz Subject: Chimney Swifts: RFI Comments: To: VA-BIRD@list.audubon.org, PABIRDS@list.audubon.org, DE-BIRDS@pucc.princeton.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From:=A0 =A0 ceberly@DODPIF.ORG (Chris Eberly) Sender:=A0 =A0 DODPIF-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU (Bird conservation list for Depart= ment=20 of Defense/Partners in Flight) Reply-to: ceberly@DODPIF.ORG (Chri= s Eberly) To:=A0 =A0 DODPIF-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU =20 =20 I KNOW there are some installations out there that have or are near swift roosting sites - I've seen some on my travels to visit you.=A0 Pass this alo= ng to local birding groups that can assist with this.=A0 This is yet another species (at least Chimney Swifts) that face problems on wintering grounds, and loss of breeding habitat.=A0 This project will start to help fill a knowledge gap in the life history of swifts.=A0 Thanks! - Chris -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Chimney Swift Monitoring Project Seeks Involvement =A0 =A0 Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 08:37:20 -0500 =A0 =A0 From: Dean Demarest Reply-To: Dean Demarest =A0 =A0 =A0 To: SEPART-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Dear Associate, The Chimney Swift nesting season has drawn to a close, and the roosting flocks have begun to congregate.=A0 This year we are going to try to raise awareness of Chimney Swifts and Vaux's Swifts by holding our first annual A Swift Night Out.=A0 John Connors, a Research Associate with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh presented the idea earlier this year, and we think it has great potential for spreading the message of Chimney Swift conservation. We propose that over the next week you locate a Chimney Swift or Vaux's Swift roost in your area.=A0 A roost is a location where swifts gather at dusk to spend the night.=A0 Then on one night over the weekend of September 8, 9, 10, you observe the roost at dusk and estimate the number of swifts that enter.=A0 When you have your number, contact us with your results.=A0 We will set up a page on our web site to compile the results as they come in.=A0=A0 You may send in your results by email, fax, phone or regular mail - we will continue to update the results through the end of September.=A0 Here are the contact numbers: Email:=A0 dwa@concentric.net=A0 / Fax or phone:=A0 (512) 266-3861 U.S. Mail:=A0 Driftwood Wildlife Association 1206 West 38th, Suite 1105 Austin, Texas 78705 When reporting your results please include:=A0 number of swifts counted, time, date, location (address, city, state/province) and broad description of the site, e.g. school, warehouse, residence, Chimney Swift Tower, etc.=A0 Weather conditions may also be reported. If you are a member of a local bird club, outdoor group, Audubon chapter or any other organization that might be interested in participating, please ask them to pass this information along to their membership. This first year will be a relatively "low tech" event.=A0 However, if response is positive, we will make every effort to move it to the next level in 2002. Thank you for your support of Chimney Swift conservation.=A0 We look forward to hearing from you! Best Regards, Paul D. and Georgean Z. Kyle Project Directors North American Chimney Swift Nest Site Research Project Driftwood Wildlife Association 1206 West 38th Street, Suite 1105 Austin, TX 78705 (512) 266-3861 Visit our web site at < http://www.concentric.net/~Dwa> ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================