Jon--

You might want to contact Scott Richardson. Last year he watched
a bunch of the Vaux Swifts go down a chimney right up on Capital Blvd., near
the Episcopalian Church here in OLY...

Tom

Tom Foote footet at elwha.evergreen.edu
Lab II
The Evergreen State College (360) 866-6000 x6118
Olympia, WA 98505






On Mon, 19 Jun 1995, Jon Anderson wrote:

> Dennis,
>
> How recently has the Vaux' swift use of chimneys been taking place?
>
> My family's place - near Ankeny Hill exit off I-5 near Jefferson, Oregon
> - was built in 1855. Family lore has it that the "Chimney Swifts" moved
> in the following year, and my Dad reports that there are swifts going
> into the chimneys again this year.
>
> On Mon, 5 Jun 1995, Dennis Paulson wrote:
>
> > I have them over my house in Seattle just about every day, and
> > clearly they have been able to adapt to chimney life, albeit more recently
> > than Chimney Swifts.
>
> > Any other anecdotes, impressions, or data out there?
>