Swift Night Out ****RESCHEDULED TO THU 10/3****
Thu, Oct 03
|Civic Center Garage (Roof)
Blue Ridge Audubon's annual Swift Night Out (free) will be held on Thurs. September 26, on the roof of the Civic Center Garage. We'll gather at 6:45pm and watch as the swifts will gather overhead before swirling into a nearby chimney after sunset. We've had as many as 3-4000 swifts in recent years!
Time & Location
Oct 03, 2024, 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM
Civic Center Garage (Roof), 68 Rankin Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
About the event
Fall is the season for Chimney Swift migration! During migration, these birds gather in large flocks in the evenings to roost communally in chimneys, smokestacks or hollow trees--and it is quite a sight to see them swirl into their roost at dusk!
Blue Ridge Audubon's annual Swift Night Out will be held on Thursday, September 26, on the roof of the Civic Center Garage. We'll gather at 6:45pm and watch as the swifts will gather overhead before swirling into a nearby chimney after sunset. We've had as many as 3-4000 swifts in recent years, so please join us for this free event and enjoy the spectacle! For updates in case of inclement weather, please check the website and Facebook page.