The wife and I went to Monroe, Washington State tonight and met two other
birders. There was in excess of some 5000 Vaux's Swifts entering a chimney
at a school on Main Street from about 6.45 to 7.39. Most birds entered
between 6:50pm and 7:30pm. An absolutely fantastic experience. I had been
planning to go to Chapman school in Portland to see the swifts down there
but this super exceeds that. This is a must for all to see. ( A LONG WAY FOR
MOST :-()
I took some pictures tonight and will post some sound recordings later this
week when I intend to record them.
http://www.naturesound.org/Vaux%20Swift%20roost.htm
Regards
Martyn
Martyn Stewart
Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
<http://www.naturesound.org/> http://www.naturesound.org
N47.65543 W121.98428
Redmond. Washington. USA
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425-898-0462
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From:
On Behalf Of Peggy Faranda
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 4:06 PM
To:
Subject: chimney swifts
Just curious if anyone on this list has observed the nightly (around 6:30 pm
to be more precise) swarms of chimney swifts funneling in and out of the
large chimney stack of Frank Wagner Middle School on Main St. in Monroe, WA.
I thought it was just a fluke at first, but I have seen it at least 5 times
now, hundreds of them. I stood out there and watched them one night
wondering why no one else was alongside me and in as much awe as I was.
Peggy Faranda
Snohomish, WA
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