Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Live from the dock
Active 65 minutes across 17 days since May 2026. Last heard yesterday.
In our recordsHear the call
When you'll hear it
Most often heard around midday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Minutes active by hour, as a table
| 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | NOON | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Across the year
Present from mid-May through July. First heard this year on May 23.
Dock records
- First heard
- May 23, 2026 (first in our records)
- Busiest day
- 12 minutes on July 11, 2026
- Earliest call
- 6:35 a.m.
- Days detected
- 17 of 69 days monitored
Common questions
What time of day do you hear a Chimney Swift at Watts Bar Lake?
Most often heard around midday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. These are the hours the dock microphones detect the Chimney Swift most often.
What time of year is the Chimney Swift at Watts Bar Lake?
Present from mid-May through July. First heard this year on May 23. That window is when the Chimney Swift has been audible from the Watts Bar Lake dock.
Has the Chimney Swift been heard at Watts Bar Lake?
Yes. Active 65 minutes across 17 days since May 2026. Last heard yesterday.
About the bird
The chimney swift is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus Chaetura, it is closely related to both Vaux's swift and Chapman's swift; in the past, the three were sometimes considered to be conspecific. It has no subspecies.
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