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Help Us Track Houston's Chimney Swifts! |
How to Participate
- Look for Chimney Swift activity - both nesting and roosting.
- Send us your reports. Tell us if you observe Chimney Swift activity and where it is.
- We'll track your results on a map and post them on this site. Only the neighborhoods will be posted. No home addresses will be displayed.
Contact Our Experts
Have a question?
Want to make a report?
Send us an email!
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Happening Now!
The first swifts should start returning in March.
Our swift counts in Houston and Dayton will begin in mid-March
Now is an excellent time to build your own Chimney Swift tower. Chimney Swift towers make excellent family or scout projects.
Learn about how to build a Chimney Swift Tower and how to be a good swift landlord.
Need Help in Identifying Swifts?
How to recognize swifts
Listen to swift calls
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Participate in a Swift Count
Swift Night Out at Pershing Middle School, 2009 |
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Did you know?
 Chimney Swifts eat small flying insects less than 0.2 inch in length including mosquitoes, midges, flies, spittlebugs, aphids, winged ants, tiny bees and wasps, mayflies, stoneflies, and termites. Historical data demonstrates that the pellets of food given nestlings can contain more than 200 insects. Unlike many bird species where the only oldest / strongest nestling is fed, Chimney Swifts feed all their nestlings. The weakest / youngest nestling has been observed being fed first.
Resources
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 Chimney Swift Nest
image courtesy of Don Verser
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Visit our Swift Tower Photo Gallery to see photos of both natural and artificial roost sites. Find links on how to build your own tower.
 This Swift Tower at Russ Pitman Park was built as a scout project.
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