Chimney Swifts are nesting in the chimney of a friend's house. A check this morning (Thursday) found three eggs. Usual clutch is four. Incubation of 19 days will begin when final egg laid. That should ...

EACH MAY, either my husband or I will be sitting in the recliner next to the dining room fireplace and will think we hear the faint rumble of thunder. The “thunder” will rumble again and perhaps again ...

What a breath of fresh air it is to receive a note from someone who isn’t upset by chirping in their chimney. Usually when people hear sounds coming out of their fireplace they freak out, grab the ...

No need to get creeped out. Just harmless chimney swifts, diving down into your chimney at dusk and clinging, heads up, to the rough surface to catch a few z s. Night is the only time they are not in ...

They are the chimney swifts, which have nested in our chimney in Decatur for the past several springs in a row. We don’t know if it’s the same pair from previous years or another pair, but, whatever, ...

can be recognized by the racket they make. It is against the law to get rid of the birds; however, they could cost thousands if they are ignored. Chimney swifts are birds that nest in chimneys during ...

Triangle bird watchers are perching on rooftops in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the annual chimney “swift-nado.” Around twilight in mid-September, chimney swifts, a migratory bird native to the ...

If you hear something that sounds like gremlins chattering in your old brick chimney this July, don't panic — you probably just have baby chimney swifts. After a long day spent snapping up insects and ...

When the Atlanta Audubon Society teamed up with the Piedmont Park Conservancy to build a chimney tower, it's fair to say it wasn't your typical chimney. Specifically, there was no fireplace — or any ...

You don't have to speak with a cockney accent or sing duets with Mary Poppins to be a chimney expert. As proof of that, we've put together a rough guide to all things chimney-related, getting the 411 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Thomas Lovell has been in business for 43 years as a chimney sweep. His black top hat with protruding feather makes him look straight out of Central Casting. And he’s got some ...