Swifts and Swallows - Sharing Built Heritage with Birds

  Swifts and Swallows - Sharing Built Heritage with Birds Host: Kristin Ives (John R. Park Homestead, ERCA)

Contact host:   jrph@erca.org

Please note: registration for this event is FULL.

Join the Homestead's Curator, Kristin Ives, on a walk through some of the Homestead's most significant structures and discover their avian residents. Have a chance to see and learn about these special species up-close! Participants will enjoy a guided hike and study of the Homestead's resident feathered friends - specifically, the established colony of barn swallows and of chimney swifts. Fall in love with these incredible aerial insectivores as you examine their nests and learn more about them. Explore ways in which you can enjoy and support species at risk, and others, in your own neighbourhood.

Event location: The walk will start and end inside of the Conservation Centre at the John R. Park Homestead CA (915 County Road 50 East, Harrow). The Homestead is located on the shore of Lake Erie at the intersection of County Road 50 and Iler Road.

Special instructions:

• Please dress for the weather and wear footwear appropriate for walking the conservation area grounds (ex. comfortable, sturdy walking shoes)

• Please no dogs at this event; however, papered service animals are always welcome.

• Due to the heritage structures on-site, smoking and vaping is restricted to the designated area near the Conservation Centre entrance.

Type of Event:

Jane's Walk - Guided walking tour

Accessibility notes:

• Easy walk (using paved pathways with no hills).

• Appropriate for kids

• Baby stroller friendly

Is there a bathroom nearby?

Public bathroom available in the space

Where can attendees park?

Free parking lot at the starting/ending location

How much walking is involved?

Approximately 1km of walking