Chimney Swift in the Tower - NestCams.org


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Chimney Swift in the Tower - NestCams.org

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The Chimney Swifts showed up to this tower in Glenham, NY on April 26, 2009. View all live cams on nesting birds at http://www.nestcams.org. NestCams are a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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