Have Chimney Swifts in Your Chimney? If you have Chimney Swifts nesting in your chimney in Houston, Texas, don’t worry! These amazing birds are only temporary guests. Chimney Swifts typically stay in their nesting sites until late summer to early fall, after which they will migrate to South America. These birds play a crucial role in controlling insect populations and are a protected species. If you find Chimney Swifts in your chimney, it's best to let them be. They'll be gone before you know it

CONSERVATION ALERT: Chimney Swifts (Turn up volume to hear their chittering!) It’s FLY INTO FRIDAY with one of the fastest flyers in the world! Chimney Swifts spend nearly their entire lives in the air catching up to 1,000 insects a day, flying as much as 500 miles in a single day, and migrating over 6,000 miles round trip between the upper Amazon River basin in South America and the eastern half of the U.S. including Oklahoma. But these incredible birds are in trouble. Their population has drop

You can’t miss the sounds of chimney swifts! 📢 These young birds need extra care - feedings every hour and a half to be exact. We are thankful to have a staff member dedicated to taking care of these delicate birds. Have you ever seen a chimney swift’s nest? Chimney swift parents build a half-cup of loosely woven twigs, cemented together and to the wall of a chimney (or any other vertical structure) with their glue-like saliva! They are pretty swift and savvy builders. 🧱 | Conservancy of South