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I walked out of my house at dusk yesterday and was treated to the sight of about 150 chimney swifts swirling out of the unused chimney on my house. My house is about 90 years old and has two chimneys--one of which hasn't been used in many years. I know they nest in there every year and sometimes one manages to escape into the house and scare the beejabbers out of our 22-pound cat. I would pay admission if the show wasn't free! We just catch the bird in a towel and put it back outside. It just seems a little late for them to still be around--they are usually gone by the first of October. (They never bother the chimney that is in use--maybe because we have it cleaned every year so they find no traces of their old nests.) Dorothy Lambert Nevada, Vernon County _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ________________________________________________ * Audubon Society of Missouri's * * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * *-----------------------------------------------* * To unsubscribe send the message * * SIGNOFF MOBIRDS-L * * to [log in to unmask] * * To subscribe send the message * * SUBSCRIBE MOBIRDS-L your name * * to [log in to unmask] * *-----------------------------------------------* * To access the list archives from July 2002: * * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html* #################################################