Are you noticing a strange racket coming from somewhere deep in your fireplace chimney? If the noise resembles flapping wings ...

can be recognized by the racket they make. It is against the law to get rid of the birds; however, they could cost thousands if they are ignored. Chimney swifts are birds that nest in chimneys during ...

With their twittering call barely audible through the factory noise, a flock of chimney swifts arrived just as the sun was ready to set as a couple of dozen people looked on outside a manufacturing ...

Chimney swifts are very fast fliers and spend most of their lives in midair. They eat, drink and mate while flying, only stopping to raise young. They even take their baths in flight by dipping in a ...

Held by UNC’s Avian Society, the event included speakers and attendees hoping to share their love for Chimney Swifts with fellow bird enthusiasts. Member Sydney McLean said the roosting of the Swifts ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Efforts continue across Wisconsin and beyond to help what experts call a bird species in trouble. They say the population for the chimney swift has dropped 72% in the past 50 years ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Eyes were fixed on the skies in parts of Northeast Wisconsin as bird watchers track the migration of what they call a species in decline. As daylight begins to fade over the ...

Kent residents should expect more permanent neighbors this spring or summer: chimney swifts. While the birds are not new to the city, a designated shelter for them will be, since Kent’s city council ...