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April Means the Swifts are Coming Soon!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by admin

It is April and that means the Vaux’s Swifts are migrating north and will arrive mid-to-late April at the Frank Wagner Center (formerly Frank Wagner Elementary School) chimney in Monroe, Washington to roost while on their northbound journey to the … Continue reading →

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Swift Night Out is over.. but the swifts are still coming

Posted on September 18, 2012 by admin

We celebrated “Monroe Swift Night Out” last weekend and had a fabulous time!   The spaghetti feed was delicious, the weather was superb, the booths were interesting, the talk was great. And to top it off, the swift aerial show was … Continue reading →

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Live Stream is up

Posted on May 30, 2012 by admin

We are back live streaming and its funny how much noise 111 swifts (current count as of 5/29) can make. If our links here don’t seem to work, try CritterZoom.com, and pick the “Vaux’s Swift” link on the right panel.

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Dr Swift is workin’ on that live feed

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

Dr Swift went up on the Wagner roof yesterday and drove down to Olympia to get our new inside chimney cam.    He goes up on the Wag roof again today and if we are really lucky we will be … Continue reading →

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Happy 2012!

Posted on February 8, 2012 by admin

Spring seems to be around the corner..  the temperatures are warming up here in Western Washington..  the Flickers are starting to drum..  and soon the Voxies will be back in town.  Stay tuned!

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BTN – Of course we did

Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin

Hey, we’re a part of the Audubon family – so OF COURSE we were BirdingtheNet! We even built some bird nests – but have taken them down now, as the game is over.   Hope you all had fun!

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Life of a Swift Counter…

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

See below for an account of counting the swifts at the defunct chimney stack at the Old Northern State Hospital grounds in Sedro-Woolley.  Gives you a sense of how dramatic the swift roosting experience can be… Tonight (9/27) was both … Continue reading →

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Great Story in the Everett Herald

Posted on September 15, 2011 by admin

Check out this great story in the Everett Herald about our chimney and  Monroe Swift Night Out.

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Swifts Night Out 2011 is on the way!

Posted on August 8, 2011 by admin

Save the date:  the 3rd annual Swifts Night Out will be on Saturday, Sept. 10th! We’ll have a great program – including information booths, food, lecture – and the grand finale of the swifts aerial ballet as they come into … Continue reading →

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A long winter is ending…

Posted on February 6, 2011 by admin

OK OK, it’s been a long time since our last post, but we were TIRED and in addition busy with some other projects. BUT – just wanted to alert everybody that spring is on the way, which means the Swifts … Continue reading →

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