Posts Tagged: Chimney Swifts

Girl Scout Chimney Swift Project in Oak Park

Posted & filed under Community, Learning, Volunteer, Wildlife.

What are Chimney Swifts? Why are they important? Chimney Swifts are birds that spend nearly all their waking hours flying as they forage for insects in the sky and are a major predator of mosquitoes. They cannot perch like most birds and instead cling to vertical surfaces, so they need surfaces for roosting and nesting. […]