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CHIMNEY SWIFTS' NEST
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THE CHIMNEY SWIFTS
The correct name of these birds whose home life
was so rudely broken up is chimney swift. According
to the bird books, they have been known to fly a
thousand miles in a day, and they live in chimneys.
Could any name fit them better? Chimney swifts
are sometimes called swallows, probably because they
resemble them somewhat, and twitter like swallows.
But they are not swallows at all.
I thought if the birds could have their nest near them, it would seem more like home to them. It was a tiny nest, a bracket made of twigs which were woven together basket fashion and tightly glued. I have preserved it as an art treasure. On each side is a flat, gluey extension. Wetting this extension made it sticky; but it would not stick to the rough
