- Date: Thurs., Sept. 3
- Time: 7:00-8:30 PM
- Location: Bass Lake Park, Holly Springs, NC and online (Zoom)
- This event is free and open to the public
Join NCWF South Wake Conservationists Chapter for a presentation about chimney swifts! John Connors, retired Coordinator of The Naturalist Center at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, will share the biology, history, and behaviours of this very unique bird.
In 1682 a swift was found nesting for the first time in a chimney at a colonist’s cabin in Maine. This event forever changed the relationship between chimney swifts and people. From the journals of early explorers through the efforts of the largest all-volunteer research project to study the migration of a single species of bird, to Jesuit missionaries in a far-off land, it’s a remarkable story. And it’s not over. It’s a story whose next chapter will be written by us.
North Carolina Wildlife Federation and its Community Wildlife Chapters are able to support community action and programs like this thanks to the partnership and kind investments made by you and others. You can support this programming by making an optional donation while registering. Thank you!
If you are local to the Raleigh area, please come in person for the best experience. Meet John Connors and fellow conservationists, enjoy the presentation, and join us for a fun raffle and refreshments afterward.
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