In April, chimney swifts will return, but every year there seems to be fewer. One reason that chimney swift numbers are down is that we cap chimneys to keep them out. No one wants a chimney full of ...

"The decline of chimney swifts is not due to lack of food, but rather lack of suitable habitat -- open masonry chimneys," said Paul D. Kyle, a project director of the Driftwood Wildlife ...

I’ve been listening to chimney swifts chittering and “rattling” in our Nature Center chimney from my desk since the beginning of May. They’ve successfully nested in the chimney and raised ...

In this Sept. 23, 2016 photo, migratory Vaux’s swifts are a blur as they race to roost for the night inside a large, brick chimney at Chapman Elementary School in Portland, Oregon.

Luckily for the swifts and bird watchers alike, Transfer Co. Food Hall in Raleigh has preserved their old chimney, which is why Thursday’s swift-watching event took place on their property at ...

Curious as to whether or not your chimney has become occupied by chimney swifts? We'll tell you the signs to look out for, as well as how to get rid of them.

There's an alarming decline in chimney swifts, the so-called "flying cigars" that on summer nights eat about one-third their weight in insects. Numbers of the elusive birds are dropping in ...

There's an alarming decline in chimney swifts, the so-called "flying cigars" that on summer nights eat about one-third their weight in insects. Numbers of the elusive birds are dropping in ...