A crowd comes together for Swift Night Out 2023. Photo by Caitlyn Schuchhardt / Feminist Bird Club

Visit the event page to register for both the big Swift Night Out event and Swift Week Pop-Ups!

• Note that there are TWO registration forms: one for the big event and one for pop-ups!

• Registration is HIGHLY recommended! Locations will be decided close to the date based on where the birds go!

• Swift Night Out

  • Saturday, September 7th, 2024

  • Rain date: Sunday, Sept. 8th, 2024

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

• Swift Week Pop-Ups

  • Pop-ups will run through September 14th, 2024

  • 6:00PM

Swift Night Out returns this September, and we are collaborating with fellow bird-loving organizations to celebrate the incredible natural phenomenon of Chimney Swifts coming in to roost during migration!

The BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, the Feminist Bird Club - Madison Chapter, and Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance, in partnership with the Wisconsin Chimney Swift Working Group, are collaborating to host this community gathering.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 📣📣📣

We’re looking for volunteers to help with our annual Swift Night Out event this September, evenings of the 7th through the 14th. Volunteering roles could look like:

• Directing parking at the main Swift Night Out event (9/7, 9/8 rain date)

  • What does this look like? We expect this to be a short commitment during prime "arrival time" before the event, so roughly 5:30-6:15pm.

• Offering binoculars to visitors

  • What does this look like? Being a friendly presence, offering binoculars to visitors

• Sharing basic information about Chimney Swifts to visitors

  • What does this look like? Being a friendly presence, sharing information from a Chimney Swift fact sheet

If you are interested, please send us an email (details in the link) with your evening availability!