Swift Night Out at The Willard

Learn about chimney swifts on The Willard Rooftop on Monday, Sept. 21. Guests are invited to the Horizon Ballroom at 6 p.m. for a program led by John Gerwin, research curator of ornithology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and Wake Audubon board member.

Gerwin will spend about 45 minutes discussing these fascinating birds, which breed and roost in chimneys in eastern North America before migrating to a small section of the western Amazon region.

After the program, guests can grab the featured drink from The Willard bar and then join members of Wake Audubon on the rooftop terrace to hopefully witness chimney swifts in action as they begin to swarm and swirl through the sky. There are no guarantees the birds will be spotted — nature is fickle — but many swarms have been seen from the rooftop in past years.

Featured Drink: The Chimney Bird | $13

Kill Devil Pecan Rum, Campari, pineapple juice, lime juice and demerara syrup, garnished with a dehydrated orange.

This event is free and open to all.