When Wildlife Takes Up Residence: The Unlikely Roommates of Winnipeg The Rempel Ongs, a couple living in Winnipeg's Old Tuxedo neighborhood, have become unwitting hosts to a threatened species of bird – the chimney swift.
This unexpected development raises questions about what it means for these birds to take up residence in an artificial structure like a brick smokestack.
Chimney swifts are part of Canada's second most at risk group of birds, known as aerial insectivores. These birds feed on insects in flight, including mosquitoes and beetles.