Room for two,400? Chimney Swifts take a look at in a frederichton chimney

If you do not want to live in the chimney, but for a chimney swift, it is an ideal place to relax – and a Frederichtan chimney was a recent pit for more than 2,400 small birds.

“They are staying on these roast chimney on the way, almost like a hotel on a road trip,” said Birds Canada said, “They are staying on these roast chimney on the way.

But the chimney likes to heat and nest in the chimney, it is not necessary that it is not normal to see 2,400 flying in the same chimney, Mantorn said.

“The national population of Chimney Swifts has fallen by nearly 90 percent since the 1970s,” she said.

This is why Frederichtan is a good sign for the counting population like one.

A chimney swift is likely to be found high in the sky, Mantorn said. From the bottom, the bird appears as a boomerang -shaped, black silhouette.

Their legs are small, but they have relatively huge legs, which help them to paste them vertically with surfaces.

At the national level and in New Breanswick, the species is threatened.

Birds is a national roast monitoring-demogram in Canada that keeps employees and volunteers on roast sites to count birds entering a particular chimney. Mantorn said that this helps the group understand whether the population is increasing or decreasing.

The previous weekend, Emma Lenox, a bird, was in Frederichton Rost near Queen Square as part of the National Count. He took a video so that the organization could play it back slow and get an accurate count.

The video captured more than 2,400 swifts entering the chimney.

“This is only the second highest number or chimney swifts that we have counted in the roast,” Mantorn said.

“Last time we counted anything around 2,400 … was in 2018 and the record was 2,700 birds.

“All those birds are fanning in that one chimney, and they are moving together overnight. Now it is across Maritimes and Eastern Canada, but is not really close to those numbers.”

Chimney Swifts are relatively small birds, about 12 to 15 cm long, with only 30 cm wings. Once they come into the chimney, Mantorn said that as soon as the night moves forward, they pass closely, which helps them to regulate their temperature and conserve energy.

“They can pack so close that it almost likes … home shingles,” she said.

“Sometimes, you will see that kind of band of Swifts in your small Snugal puddle … go up or down the wall, depending on what the temperature is.”

Mantorn said that birds fly from South America to the region and stay on the way in Roast Chimney. When they reach their destination, they meet with their partner and, once the weather is quite good, each pair will get their chimney to nest.

He said that the best chimney is unliked and in their original position, and it is important to preserve the present chimney. Masonry, stone or concrete chimney is no longer being made.

“If you are enough lucky for a nest hunting pair in your chimney, you can expect the year -the same pair will return, and it is likely that their children will return to generations in future.”

And because birds are a dangerous species, Mantorn said, do not harm them if they roam in your chimney.

Closing your dumper after stopping heating for the season is a good idea, so birds cannot go inside.

And if your chimney is rolled with metal, it is a good idea to have a hat on it because often birds, or other animals, will go under the chimney and cannot go out.

Although most of the time, people do not even know if they are Swift in their chimney.

“They are really good home guests,” said Mantorn.

“It is very likely that if you have a chimney swift in your chimney, you will not even know that – it will happen to someone who is saying on the road,” A bird has just blown your chimney down. “