MlCROPODIDAE 



423. Chaetura pelagica 

 CHIMNEY SWIFT. 5 1-2 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above dark brown. Below dusky, lighter 

 on the throat; tail short and spiny tipped; wings very long. 

 These birds are often confounded with the swallows. Food, insects 

 caught on the wing; flight fluttering. Common in Massachusetts. 

 Arrives the last week in April. 



Note. A loud chip and twittering. 



Nest. Usually in chimneys, made of twigs glued together with 

 the birds' saliva. 



Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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