South Wake Conservationists

• Date: Thurs., Oct. 1st
• Time: 6:30-7:30 PM
• Location: Transfer Co, Food Hall Patio, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh, NC

Come early and enjoy a meal or snack and beverage ahead of time. Bring the whole family – all ages welcome!

South Wake Conservationists will meet on the patio of the Transfer Co Food Hall in Raleigh, a recently-noted local roosting site, to witness the spectacle of migratory Chimney Swifts turning in for the night. These birds begin their roosting ritual after sunset. We will share information about these unique birds as we wait for them to gather around the chimney and begin their ritual aerodynamics before swooping into the chimney en masse for the night.

Chimney swifts once nested in hollow trees, but today they nearly always nest in chimneys or other structures. At dusk, they will swarm around the structure they intend to roost in for the night, and then, in the blink of an eye, they fall into a funnel formation and literally pour into the top of the structure to get settled within for the night. Hundreds of them. It is a sight to behold!

We will talk about the fascinating habits of this species and then kick back and watch the show. This all depends on the birds cooperating, of course!

Note: Sunset is at 6:58 PM.

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