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Happy 2012!
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
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!
Life of a Swift Counter…
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
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!
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
A long winter is ending…
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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The Voxy story is getting out
Check out today’s article in the Oregonian (10/8/10) about the Voxys and our team of 200 volunteers from BC to California monitoring their migration: Volunteers watch over Vaux’s swifts…
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Jeff Chapman makes bid for Vaux’s Happening MVP
What a guy that Debs Park Audubon Center’s Jeff Chapman is – check out these great stories: NPR: Thousands of migratory birds descent on downtown LA LA Times: An unusual sight in downtown L.A.: Thousands of migrating Vaux’s swifts delight … Continue reading
Birds over Broadway – here they come!
Lookout Los Angeles – here come the swifts! Debs Park Audubon Center and LA Audubon are gearing up for their own Swifty fun next week: “Birds over Broadway” - a celebration of the arrival of the swifts at the Chester … Continue reading
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Yowza Wowza – Our Story!
Check out this TogetherGreen video about our efforts, from last year’s Swift Night Out:
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