POPUP SWIFT NIGHT OUT

SWIFT NIGHT OUT IS BACK IN BIRMINGHAM!

Join us us for Swift Night Out this Thursday evening as we enjoy the evening with one of our favorite urban birds, the Chimney Swift. We will meet before sunset to chat about swifts, then watch as thousands of birds come in to roost for the night and perform their nightly “swiftnado.”

With your help, we will count the number of individuals who enter the roost. The data we produce will help researchers at the Chimney Swift Conservation Association get a better sense of trends in eastern swift populations and the effects of climate change on these birds’ annual migratory cycle.

ABOUT THE SWIFTS

After these aerial acrobats have fledged their young and cleared out their nests, the entire North American population makes its way south to winter along the remote headwaters of the Amazon River. On their way there, they congregate in huge roosting flocks with as many as two or three thousand birds sharing a single chimney—numbers that make for a tremendous spectacle when they all pour into the tiny opening at once.

WHERE & WHEN

BARTOW ARENA
13th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233
—Look for us on the sidewalk alongside the arena at 6:30PM. 

REMEMBER

• All ages are welcome!

• Binoculars are handy, but certainly not necessary, for viewing the swifts as they assemble in the skies above the chimney.

• You may want to bring a lawn chair.

• If you’re a social media user, we strongly encourage you to share your thoughts and photos with the hashtag #AlabamaSwiftWatch

CHIMNEY SWIFTS Ben Cvengros / Audubon Photography Awards