ML179587291
Contributor
LynnErla Beegle Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Chimney Swift Roost--Downtown Raleigh
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Flying
- Tags
- Habitat
Media notes
Time 19:16 EDT already started to enter chimney but just swirling in this photo
Observation details
Conservative estimate, based on counting 100x100 of swirling flock. The swifts entered the chimney at 215 South McDowell (News & Observer) from 7:14 until 7:30. About 10 per second entered the chimney over a period of 15 minutes. There were breaks in between where they were swirling, so another estimate was based on 500 birds entering the chimney per minute for a total of 7 active minutes. They started the entry at 7:14 and the last bird entered at 7:30.See photos.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX S7000
- ISO
- 280
- Focal length
- 11.1 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/4.4
- Shutter speed
- 1/30 sec
- Dimensions
- 2048 pixels x 1536 pixels
- Original file size
- 613.36 KB