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MY OH MY swift fans

Posted on September 8, 2010 by admin

Our little swift friends knew they were in for nasty weather in Puget Sound last night and parked it.  Check out these numbers for our count last night: Ft Lewis:     3,200 Selleck:       7,903 Frank Wagner:   26,552 … Continue reading →

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Wowza!

Posted on September 6, 2010 by admin

Finally – some video: thanks to Curt Young, formerly with Wa Dept of Fish and Wildlife, for this great 1-minute collage. What you see is our swifts coming in – then some footage on slo-mo – then a view inside … Continue reading →

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Swifty video on the way!

Posted on September 1, 2010 by admin

Cameras 1 and 2 are operational on top of Frank Wagner’s magnificent chimney. You can see that the swiftys have adjusted fine to the cameras: here are some of our friends flying in beside the new outside camera.  This was … Continue reading →

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Swift Ballet

Posted on August 31, 2010 by admin

Check out this way-cool video of Vaux’s Swifts dancing around our sister chimney in Eugene! (Probably most of these guys stopped over at our Frank Wagner Elementary Chimney too…)

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Chimney Earthquake Retrofit Completed

Posted on August 28, 2010 by admin

As many know, we were concerned that the chimney at Frank Wagner might pose an earthquake risk to the kids in the school.  We wanted to be sure the kids were safe and the chimney was preserved for the swifts. … Continue reading →

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You have to see this…

Posted on August 1, 2010 by admin

This Spring and Fall, you can witness an amazing natural phenomenon in Monroe, Washington. Watch as hundreds… even thousands of birds fly into a 4-foot square chimney at sunset. Celebrate the migration of the Vaux’s Swifts as they fly north … Continue reading →

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