Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica).

The insectivore that skitters across the summer sky.

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• Chimney Swift calls by Wil Hershberger (ML507186)
• Chimney Swift young calls by George B. Reynard (ML507188)

Sources and more: 

• https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chimney_Swift
• https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/chimney-swift
• Sibley, D. (2016). Sibley birds East: Field guide to birds of eastern North America (2nd ed.). Alfred A. Knopf.