Chimney Swift Tower Coming to Longleaf Center

Have you heard the news?! We will be installing a nesting tower for Chimney Swifts at Longleaf Center on Monday, November 18th! Chimney swifts are migratory birds that spend the spring and summer months in North America and migrate to South America in the fall. Their original nesting habitat included hollow trees in old growth forests and caves, but over time, they adapted to nesting in chimneys built by humans. Today many traditional chimneys are capped to keep rain out, which prevents swifts from nesting. Now the Chimney Swift population is in decline due to habitat loss. We are excited to provide a place for swifts to raise their young on our campus!