Sep 9, 2025 - News
1 GIF to go: Swifts over Ambridge
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👋 Ryan here, reminding you to catch Pittsburgh's chimney swifts before they're gone.
The intrique: From late spring through mid-fall, chimney swifts dominate southwestern Pennsylvania evenings, swarming around buildings like the St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church in Ambridge (shown above).
- Swifts should stick around through October, but will fly south after that.
Context: Notice their loud and rapid-fire tweet calls as they zoom in the dusk sky, hunting for bugs.
Go deeper: How to bird in metro Pittsburgh