Swift Night Out returns this September, and we are collaborating with fellow bird-loving organizations to celebrate the incredible natural phenomenon of Chimney Swifts coming in to roost during migration!
The BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, the Feminist Bird Club - Madison Chapter, and Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance, in partnership with the Wisconsin Chimney Swift Working Group, are collaborating to host this community gathering.
A crowd comes together for Swift Night Out 2023. Photo by Caitlyn Schuchhardt / Feminist Bird Club
There are two ways to watch swifts:
Swift Night Out on Sept. 5, 6-8 PM (this is the big community event!)
One of the Swift Week events, each evening Sept. 6-12, 6:30-8 PM (smaller community events!)
Our organizations will also be hosting informal sitting events each evening to watch the swifts. We’re calling it Swift Week!
Each Swift Week event will start around 6:30pm, and the location will be determined the day of so sign up to get email updates (registration form coming soon!).
A birder from one of our organizations will be there to welcome you, share information, answer questions, and hang out to swift-watch.
Design description: The black t-shirt is printed with a design showing a swirling tornado of Chimney Swifts silhouetted by the yellow, orange, red, purple, and blue of the evening sky, all converging on a chimney in the background.
Find full event details on our partner’s event page, including:
What are chimney swifts?
Why should you come?
What to expect (parking, accessibility, and what to bring [we’ll bring the binoculars])!
T-shirts to benefit Chimney Swift conservation!