Bank Swallows webinar with Heather Polowyk
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"Bank Swallows: Life history, threats, and ways you can help" Webinar Handout
This is a handout from our webinar, "Bank Swallows: Life history, threats, and ways you can help". Bank Swallows are aerial acrobats that eat insects while in flight. They are a group at risk, with Canada losing 59% of its aerial insectivore populations. Habitat loss, degradation, and climate change are major threats. There are ways to help, including joining the SwiftWatch program and taking action at home.
"Bank Swallows" webinar with Heather Polowyk
Bank Swallows are Aerial Insectivores, a group of birds that eat insects while flying. In Canada, Aerial Insectivores are declining at a steeper rate than any other bird group. Unfortunately, Bank Swallows are declining at the steepest rate within this bird group. The population has declined by 98% since 1970. More research is needed to understand why Bank Swallows are declining but likely causes are loss of habitat, declining insect populations, and climate change. It is not too late to help Bank Swallows persist into the future and you can help. Watch this webinar to learn how!