1.0American Bird Conservancyhttps://abcbirds.orgabcadminhttps://abcbirds.org/author/abcadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lCZNbm4D6A"><a href="https://abcbirds.org/bird/chimney-swift/">Chimney Swift</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://abcbirds.org/bird/chimney-swift/embed/#?secret=lCZNbm4D6A" width="600" height="338" title="“Chimney Swift” — American Bird Conservancy" data-secret="lCZNbm4D6A" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> In spite of their aerial prowess, the Chimney Swift is a known victim of collisions with man-made structures, including wind turbines and glass windows and walls. ABC staff are working to minimize these impacts and undertaking research to better understand the roles of pesticides in population losses.https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Chimney-Swift-range-map_NatureServe.jpg