Black Swift survey resources

Citizen efforts to monitor Chimney Swifts have emerged across North America to help track the decline of this unique aerial insectivore. Its behavior of communal roosting and nesting in chimneys throughout cities and towns make them a fun and interesting species to monitor. During sping and fall migration Chimney Swifts fly most of the day, only roosting between sunset and dawn. During the breeding season in June and July, pairs will separate from the communal roost to nest alone in individual chimneys, and occassionally hollow cottonwoods. In our state, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Montana Audubon are working throughout eastern Montana to find out just where our Chimney Swifts are active and breeding.

Click here for our protocol, data sheets, and information on our in-field volunteer training.
Click here to view our priority survey locations throughout the western part of the state.
Access sunrise and sunset times for all of  Montana's counties. 
Click to learn more about Montana Audubon's Black Swift research. Find
​ blogposts, images from the field, project history and more.
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