Research Surveys Chimney Swift's Presence in Eastern Montana

On Thursday, July 7 at 7:00 p.m. in MSU-Northern's Hagener Science Center, the Montana Audubon organization hosted a presentation about chimney swifts. Led by Peter Dudley, Big Sky Watershed Corps Member with Montana Audubon, the presentation covered the ecology and identification of swifts, followed by a walk around Havre to survey local chimneys for nesting sites. Event organizers invite area residents to get involved with the research on one of Montana's newest residents, the chimney swift.

In the last three years, Audubon staff and volunteers have located new chimney swift nesting sites in...