1801 Sunset Rd
Highland Park, IL 60035
USA
If you’ve never seen Chimney Swifts funnel into a chimney at dusk to roost for the night, you’re in for a treat. Join us for a BYO picnic dinner and quick overview of Chimney Swift habits and conservation status at Sunset Woods Park in Highland Park at 6 pm – then drive five minutes to Highland Park City Hall to watch the spectacle in the City Hall chimney. Sunset is at 7:43 pm and we should be in place by about 7:30 to see the first birds dive-bomb the chimney, so you’ll have plenty of time to eat, socialize and even stop for a Dairy Queen or gelato on the way to City Hall.
We’ve booked the largest shelter so there’s plenty of room to spread out. And not to worry – there’s no Ravinia concert on August 22 so we won’t run into Ravinia traffic. Don’t forget your binoculars!
Video of Chimney Swifts entering chimney in Highland Park
RSVP to renabird3@gmail.com
Highland Park City Hall (Chimney Swift chimney location)
1707 St Johns Avenue (Map)
Park in city hall parking lot on Hazel (south of city hall)