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Chimney Swift Training
Summer is right around the corner, and in Montana, that means Montana Audubon is thinking about swifts! Join us as we continue our search to discover just where the eastern, and undoubtedly urban, Chimney Swift is active and breeding. During past years we have found almost 20 new nesting locations, but we still know little about their true range extent in Montana.
There are dozens of eastern Montana locations in need of survey, and in fact, every eastern Montana county has at least a half-dozen potential sites. Plus, the surveys are unique! Unlike searching for other swifts, or many birds for that matter, Chimney Swifts can take you to any quaint Montana town with a medium to large brick or stucco chimney.
Participants will learn about all of Montana’s swifts, Chimney Swifts, and citizen monitoring techniques; then you can put that training to the test any evening during June or July. The online training video can be found below (step 4) and includes Chimney Swift history and ecology, the survey's protocol, materials, and how to use Survey123.
If you are interested or have any questions please contact Gwynne at [email protected].
Get Started
Please review materials prior to the training.
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Step 1: Can you identify a Chimney Swift?
Step 4: Watch the online training video.
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Step 2: Read over the protocol, above.
Step 5: See what survey sites are Available.
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Step 3: Download Survey 123 and become familiar with the application.
Step 6: You cannot survey a site without emailing Gwynne at [email protected]
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