Swifts Spotted at the Whiteside!
30 August 2010 | 8:12 pm

The swifts have returned to the Whiteside!.. The swifts are small birds that sometimes stop at the Whiteside during their annual migration south. The entire flock, moving as one, fly into the chimney and sleep there for the night, usually after feeding in the evening.

The best time to view them is right before dusk, so you can watch them funnel into the chimney. Don't worry, that chimney hasn't been used for decades by anyone except the swifts.

The swifts passed the Whiteside by last year, but huge numbers were seen in Albany. There will probably be other flocks of them stopping by on their way south, and some flocks stay several days if the feeding is good. Come down to the Whiteside about a half hour before dusk and look up above the theatre. Good viewing spots are the alley east of the theatre, and along the west side of 4th street. The chimney is in the northeast corner of the roof.

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