Chimney Swifts linger at Pack Monadnock

September 20, 2026

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s were recorded on September 17, with a high count of 9 birds at Miller Spectacled Preserve, Pack Monadnock.¹ The species is flagged by federal conservation agencies as a Bird of Conservation Concern rangewide, with migration ending around mid-August in the Northeast; late-September sightings represent stragglers or locally-breeding birds completing their departure south.¹

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