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Where swallows roost. 



By Albert F.Ganier. 



I had often wondered where the countless, num- 

 bers of migrating Chimney Swift's roosted at night, 

 and on the 13th of Sep't my curiosity was satisfied 

 when 1 saw, at 6.15 P.M., about 1500 Swifts flying 

 down a chimney. The chimney was situated in a 

 large business building in the center of the city. 



Most of the birds came from the west, and as 

 they neared the chimney, would circle around, 

 forming a kind of funnel shaped mass, the small 

 end of which was always in the chimney. 

 This continued until the 22nd of Sep't., when a 

 cool spell came up, the mercury went down to 45 

 degrees at night and as a result their numbers 

 dwn d.ed to about one fourth. This spell did not 

 last long though, for in nine days the weather was 

 very warm and the swallows were again observed 

 in their former numbers. Every evening they were 

 seen, and on Oct. 14th they were seen roosting in 

 several chimneys about town in great numbers. 



A week later [Oct. 20th, 1*99.] the second cold 



snap of the season came on, and this tin e l h e 



swallows left for good, I have not seen any since. 



Vicksburg, Miss., Nov. 20th, 1899. 



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