Our Chimney Swifts

Our Chimney Swifts at this stage need to eat every 30 minutes from 8 AM to 8 PM. Their diet is 100% insectivore. Swifts are great to have in your yard, they eat 1000’s of flying insects each day. Chimney Swifts are on the “Near Threatened” list. If you have an active nest in your chimney, you cannot remove them since they are protected. SWVAWC only intake babies that cannot adhere to the mortar or when the nest falls. They prefer large hollow trees to nest and rest in. Declining natural habitat and increasing chimney construction, they now are one of our most common calls to answer.