Season Kick-off

Save The Dates: 2026 Season Kick-off Event & Monitoring Nights

Hello everyone! While it still may not feel like spring out there, the swift season is quickly approaching, and we have some important dates to mark down in your calendars.

This year is a special one, marking MCSI’s 20^th monitoring season! We are so grateful to everyone who’s been with us from the start, and we’re excited to continue with the important Chimney Swift conservation work we do across the province. If you have any memories (photos, stories, art, poetry, etc) that you’d like to share from your time monitoring with MCSI, please send them to us at mbchimneyswift@gmail.com! We’re hoping to highlight volunteer memories over the summer to help us celebrate how far we’ve come in the last 20 years.

With that, please take note of the important upcoming dates!

Season Kick-off Event: Tuesday, May 12 @ 7 pm, Assiniboine Park Zoo (54 Zoo Drive)

Please join us for our 3^rd Annual Season Kick-off Event held at the Assiniboine Park Zoo on May 12! We will be giving a short presentation, followed by food, visiting, door prizes and a group swift watch at the Zoo Tower.

More details and a registration link to come soon.

National Chimney Swift Roost Survey Dates:

• Wednesday, May 20^st
• Sunday, May 24^th
• Thursday, May 28^th
• Monday, June 1^st   

Monthly Monitoring Blitzes:

• Wednesday, June 17^th
• Wednesday, July 15^th
• Wednesday, August 12^th

Stay tuned for more information, including an updated monitoring protocol, datasheets and other 2026 monitoring season updates! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out via email at mbchimneyswift@gmail.com.

I’m looking forward to another great monitoring season!

• Mackenzie