tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post471949032899750084..comments2023-03-23T08:41:42.935-05:00Comments on Backyard Birder: Still sweeping the sky (Updated 09/24)Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-77148899822566151462011-09-23T19:00:50.890-05:002011-09-23T19:00:50.890-05:00I find them impossible to follow with binoculars, ...I find them impossible to follow with binoculars, Rambling Wren. I'm just not fast enough, so I just watch them with the naked eye. They are amazing fliers and they are especially active late in the afternoon just before roosting so that's a good time to watch them.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-13843575622950372092011-09-23T17:00:35.680-05:002011-09-23T17:00:35.680-05:00Logical to confuse them as "sweeps" inst...Logical to confuse them as "sweeps" instead of "swifts". I'm pretty sure I have done the same thing. I see these little birds in the evening. They are really hard to see or follow with my binoculars because they are so fast!! I never knew they migrated. Learned something new:)Steph@RamblingWrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08747425786972900993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-12759428339623252482011-09-23T12:47:37.340-05:002011-09-23T12:47:37.340-05:00Depends on the cat, I guess, Jayne, but, of course...Depends on the cat, I guess, Jayne, but, of course, the flue is kept closed while they are in residence so they only come to the upper parts of the chimney. They are lovely birds. I'll miss them when they are gone.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-29050093206418184182011-09-23T11:37:47.325-05:002011-09-23T11:37:47.325-05:00I'm not sure if I would want swifts in the chi...I'm not sure if I would want swifts in the chimney. They'd probably drive our cats crazy. I do love watching swifts fly though - lovely birds.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.com