Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Science Article 3
abstract
The breeding history of a male Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) has been traced indetail over a period of 13 years (1947-1959), which is the longest continuous record knownfor any individual of this species. During this time it resided or nested each year on thecampus of Kent State University where it lived in air shafts with a group of four swiftsfor three years, and a group of three swifts for three years, as well as spending seven years living only with its mate.
RALPH W. DEXTER, THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 68(6): 273