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SUMMARY:Swift Night Out September 18 & 21 at Smith Floral - Lansing
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a Swift Night Out with Michigan Audubon on Friday\, September 18th or Monday\, September 21st and celebrate urban wildlife at Smith Floral & Greenhouses by watching Chimney Swifts come in to roost. \nThis free\, family-friendly event features an amazing spectacle at dusk\, when hundreds of Chimney Swifts flock together in a tornado-like formation\, flying in increasingly tighter circles before dropping into the chimney where they roost for the night. \nThese urban birds have suffered a steep population decline in recent decades due to loss of habitat\, insecticide use\, climate change\, and more. Information on how you can help this species\, including citizen science projects\, will be available at the event. \nOf course\, in true birdwatching fashion\, we wait with bated breath each evening—because swifts are wild creatures\, and they don’t always RSVP. But that just makes the moment they do appear even more thrilling! Please bring a chair if you would like to sit while watching. \nThe event begins at 7:30 p.m. with time to chat with fellow bird lovers and ask Michigan Audubon’s Conservation Manager\, Chad Machinski\, M.S.\, all your swift-related questions—he’ll be on hand to share his knowledge and enthusiasm! Most Chimney Swift activity will start just before sunset and continue through dusk. \nPlease meet at the Smith Floral & Greenhouses’ parking lot at 1124 E. Mt. Hope Ave.\, Lansing\, MI 48910. \n*ALTERNATE ROUTE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION – Access from Mt. Hope may not be available during this event. Please visit our site for directions and detour updates. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Michigan Audubon Conservation Manager Chad Machinski at cmachinski@michiganaudubon.org or 517-580-7564 or Kristy Taylor\, Events & Outreach Manager at ktaylor@michiganaudubon.org
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/swift-night-out-at-smith-floral-and-greenhouses-lansing/2026-09-18/
LOCATION:Smith Floral & Greenhouse\, 1124 E. Mt. Hope Ave.\, Lansing\, MI\, 48910\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding,Community Science Event,Educational Event,Swift Night Out
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SUMMARY:Swift Night Out September 18 & 21 at Smith Floral - Lansing
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a Swift Night Out with Michigan Audubon on Friday\, September 18th or Monday\, September 21st and celebrate urban wildlife at Smith Floral & Greenhouses by watching Chimney Swifts come in to roost. \nThis free\, family-friendly event features an amazing spectacle at dusk\, when hundreds of Chimney Swifts flock together in a tornado-like formation\, flying in increasingly tighter circles before dropping into the chimney where they roost for the night. \nThese urban birds have suffered a steep population decline in recent decades due to loss of habitat\, insecticide use\, climate change\, and more. Information on how you can help this species\, including citizen science projects\, will be available at the event. \nOf course\, in true birdwatching fashion\, we wait with bated breath each evening—because swifts are wild creatures\, and they don’t always RSVP. But that just makes the moment they do appear even more thrilling! Please bring a chair if you would like to sit while watching. \nThe event begins at 7:30 p.m. with time to chat with fellow bird lovers and ask Michigan Audubon’s Conservation Manager\, Chad Machinski\, M.S.\, all your swift-related questions—he’ll be on hand to share his knowledge and enthusiasm! Most Chimney Swift activity will start just before sunset and continue through dusk. \nPlease meet at the Smith Floral & Greenhouses’ parking lot at 1124 E. Mt. Hope Ave.\, Lansing\, MI 48910. \n*ALTERNATE ROUTE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION – Access from Mt. Hope may not be available during this event. Please visit our site for directions and detour updates. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Michigan Audubon Conservation Manager Chad Machinski at cmachinski@michiganaudubon.org or 517-580-7564 or Kristy Taylor\, Events & Outreach Manager at ktaylor@michiganaudubon.org
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/swift-night-out-at-smith-floral-and-greenhouses-lansing/2026-09-21/
LOCATION:Smith Floral & Greenhouse\, 1124 E. Mt. Hope Ave.\, Lansing\, MI\, 48910\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding,Community Science Event,Educational Event,Swift Night Out
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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY: Grand Traverse Audubon Club: October Big Day
DESCRIPTION:GRAND TRAVERSE AUDUBON CLUB \nOctober 10 (Saturday) – OCTOBER BIG DAY!\nThe 24-hour global birding event runs from midnight to midnight\, allowing you to participate for anywhere from 10 minutes to the entire day. You and participate in a group or on your own. \n\nHow to Participate Locally \n\nYou can birdwatch from anywhere in the world—whether that means looking out your window in Traverse City or visiting popular local hotspots like the Boardman Lake Loop or Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. \n\nGet an Account: Sign up for a 100% free account on eBird or the Cornell Lab’s Merlin Bird ID app.\nCount Birds: Watch and listen for birds on October 10.\nSubmit Your Data: Log your bird sightings directly into the eBird Mobile App so your observations can contribute to global science and conservation.\nFor live event updates and tracking the progress of global checklists throughout the day\, check the eBird October Big Day page.\n\n*(If you would like to lead a Grand Traverse Audubon Club field trip on October Big Day\, let us know! (We can certainly have more than one group fieldtrip that day! Kathie Wiley: dujour1@gmail.com ) \n  \n*All events listed herein by the Grand Traverse Audubon Club are strictly voluntary in nature.  As such\, members who participate in any of the events do so by their own choice.  If a member so chooses to participate\, that person knowingly and voluntarily enters into this waiver and release of liability and hereby waives any and all rights\, claims\, and causes of action resulting from that person’s participation in that event and releases the Club\, its members and board members for any injury directly or indirectly caused by participation in that event.  Voluntary participation in club events implies holding harmless the Club against any and all claims\, suits\, or actions of any kind for liability\, damages\, compensation\, or otherwise brought by said person or anyone on that person’s behalf.* \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/community-grand-traverse-audubon-club-october-big-day/
CATEGORIES:Birding,Community Science Event,Educational Event,Presentation,Volunteering Event
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