Chimney Swift Sounds

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West Virginia, June 18, 2000Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
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Virginia, May 06, 2017Recorded by J.C. Williams / Macaulay Library
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Kentucky, May 23, 2013Recorded by Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Chimney Swifts give a fast, twittering series of high-pitched chip notes, about 3 seconds long. In flight the chips can be so close together that they become a buzzy, insect-like twitter. In other situations the chips can be spaced nearly a half-second apart.

Other Sounds

When approached by intruders near the nest, adult Chimney Swifts spring backward and snap their wings together loudly several times.

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Swifts(Order: Caprimulgiformes, Family: Apodidae)

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