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. … More Chimney Swift Watch Oct. 1
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 … More Chimney Swifts and People: Past Present and Future – Sept 3, 2026
Approximately fifty people of all ages, some coming from as far away as Chapel Hill and Dunn, joined SWC to learn about the fascinating biology and habits of chimney swifts, as they gathered to roost in the nearly-100-year-old chimney at the old Fuquay Varina Middle School. This nightly spectacle is fun to watch and provides … More An Evening with the Chimney Swifts
Moved one day to Monday, June 2nd, due to weather. Same time and place! South Wake Conservationists will gather on Sunday, June 1st from 8:00 – 9:00 PM, as we visit a local roosting site to witness the incredible spectacle of migratory Chimney Swifts turning in for the night. These birds begin their roosting ritual after … More POSTPONED: Chimney Swift Viewing! NOW JUNE 2nd – Watch their spectacular aeronautic display
South Wake Conservationists will meet on a Friday, Sept. 27th, 6:30-8:00 PM, as we visit a local roosting site to witness the incredible spectacle of migratory Chimney Swifts turning in for the night. These birds begin their roosting ritual after sunset. This will be at a local site in Fuquay Varina, with the specific details … More Chimney Swifts! Watch their spectacular aeronautic display Sept. 27th.
Like clockwork, thousands of chimney swifts gathered at sunset in the skies over Fuquay Varina Middle School on Oct. 7. They seemed to appear from nowhere, first two or three, but eventually filling the sky by the thousands, like a flash mob. Twenty five people of all ages enjoyed the performance, where the weather was … More Chimney Swifts Delivered!
NEW DATE: Friday, Oct. 7 South Wake Conservationists will meet on a Friday, Oct. 7, 6:30-8:00 PM, as we visit a local roosting site to witness the incredible spectacle of migratory Chimney Swifts turning in for the night. These birds begin their roosting ritual after sunset. This will be at a local site in Fuquay … More See the Amazing Chimney Swift Roosting Spectacle!