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200-bird Chimney Swift roost in Hyattsville, PG County

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Beth Kantrowitz

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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:11:45 +0000

Should have posted this two weeks ago.  Got home at the right time one evening and found this roost across the street from my apartment complex!  It's in the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission building that's been empty and shuttered for at least a decade, at Gallatin St. and 41st Avenue in the historic section of Hyattsville near Route 1 .  I suspect a cap on the chimney may have broken off.  On September 16 I counted 97 birds and on September 20 for the PG count I saw 190 birds.  Last night they were already dropping into the chimney at 7:00 and were done by 7:12. 


Beth Kantrowitz 

Hyattsville, MD