Event Details
Chimney Swift Sit
Friday, August 21 | 7:30-9:00pm
Free | In-Person
Presenter: Zumbro Valley Audubon Society
Chimney Swifts are charcoal-colored, tiny but mighty, feathered friends beneficial to our environment. They long to rest in a chimney after a long day’s work in flight from dawn to dusk. They consume 12,000 flying insects per day. Their menu consists of gnats, mosquitoes, and biting flies. Since 1966, they have been a species-in-decline. Because of climate-changing temperatures, pesticides, and fewer and farther between chimneys, the Swifts also are having to adapt. On this night, the Zumbro Valley Audubon Society will sit to count the birds as they descend the Assisi Heights Boiler building chimney.
Please note: While we will do our best to observe and identify birds, wildlife sightings can never be guaranteed. Bird activity depends on weather, migration patterns, and other natural factors.
We encourage you to register as soon as possible. Programs that do not meet the minimum enrollment two days before the scheduled date will be cancelled.
We ask all who enter Assisi Heights to recognize that this is the home of the Sisters of Saint Francis. Please be respectful of the property as well as the health of those around you and refrain from attending events if you are sick.
