This is bird note. Public radio station WISO in Yellow Springs, Ohio renovated a

historic schoolhouse to move into. But there was a bird problem. The old chimney

had to come down and chimney swifts were known to nest in it. So the station

decided to custom build the swifts a new home. A chimney swift tower right on the

front lawn since General Manager Luke Dennis. So it's actually a very beautiful

tower in keeping with the style of the 1872 building. We made sure that the

bricks facing the inside are very rough in texture and there's lots of

mortar, slopping around, you know, like there are lots of things for them to

cling to and to build their nests on to. It'll be a good home for them. The

builders worked quickly to finish the tower ahead of the chimney Swift's

spring migration. We were just ready as swifts were starting to be

sighted in the village and that's not the only thing WISO did to roll out the

red carpet. Every evening at dusk we're playing recordings of chimney swift

songs in an attempt to lure them into the new space. It is Monday, May 2nd. This is

Chris Welter and I am here at the chimney swift tower again. Here I have the bird

sounds playing from Bluetooth speaker. I have a bunch of birds flying above me,

a bunch of chimney swifts, and the neighbor next door he said that he was

willing to help out. He also has a Bluetooth speaker that he said he could

sometimes use. And after a few weeks of playing recordings, their efforts began

to pay off. Chimney Swift's started entering the tower. It was worth the

investment of time and resources because we don't want to eliminate the

home of all these birds. For bird note, I'm Connor Gearing.

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