Chimney Swifts swiftly swooping over City Hall Wednesday, August 24th, 7:15 p.m.-sunset Cost: FREE! Join Ron Windingstad, Chimney Swift expert from Audubon Minnesota, to watch one of the truly amazing spectacles of nature, right in downtown Hastings. Each fall Chimney Swifts gather in communal roosts before migrating south to the Amazon Basin. Last fall over 400 swifts were observed entering the Hastings City Hall chimney. The swifts gather in a swirling group, then drop like x-wing fighters into the chimney, where they will roost overnight, clinging to the sides of the chimney with their tiny toes. Sadly this tiny, flying insectivore’s population has declined over 50% in the past 40 years. To learn more about swifts join us for a brief outdoor presentation and then we will all count the birds as they drop down the chimney. There is no charge for this program as it is co-sponsored by volunteers from Audubon Minnesota, Carpenter Nature Center and Hastings Environmental Protectors. Please note: this program will take place on Sibley Street near the corner of 4th & Sibley in downtown Hastings, Minnesota.
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