Chimney swifts gather at Inwood Hill Park
s reached 30 individuals recorded together at Inwood Hill Park on October 2, still within the Northeast region's typical early October departure window before heading to South America.1 These swifts gather by the hundreds during fall migration to roost communally in chimneys, building fat reserves at stopover sites before their long journey south.1
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