For the past 3 years, Assiniboine School in St James has been the place to see Chimney Swifts in Manitoba. With roosting numbers upwards of 150 birds, it provides a spectacle for anyone with even a vague interest in swifts. Although numbers have been dropping since the peak earlier this spring, we are inviting anyone interested to join the local volunteer team plus Frank our webmaster, Steering Committee members Rob and Barb Stewart and Outreach Coordinator Tim to watch the birds enter for the night on Monday evening, June 20 th, beginning at 8:40. We will meet outside the school on Winston Road. Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on, plus anything you need to keep comfortable. There will also be opportunities to ask any of your burning swift questions.
And just to whet your appetite, if you haven’t already, please take a look at the video posted from the school recently: https://mbchimneyswift.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/swifts-at-the-assiniboine-school/.
See https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Assiniboine+School/@49.8777957,-97.2105749,18.07z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x52ea736291b0b5f7:0x993a4d70bdb20bc7!8m2!3d49.8777793!4d-97.2103152 for map of where to go
Tim Poole