Check out this fun video of the Monroe Swifts, by local videographer Jenn Dean:
And here’s the “official” video about our efforts, done by TogetherGreen at the 2010 Swift Night Out:
More video from the Frank Wagner Chimney Webcams:
Here’s a sampling of archival news about Monroe Swift Night Out:
- Everett Herald: Vaux’s swifts return to their annual roost at Monroe school chimney [9/10/11]
- Everett Herald: Thousands of Vaux’s swifts descend on Monroe school [9/11/10]
- InvestigateWest in the field: Monroe’s Swift Night Out [9/14/09]
- Komo News: Hundreds flock to Monroe to watch migrating birds [8/15/09]
- Heraldnet: Swifts put on air shows nightly in Monroe [5/27/09]
- Seattle Times: Hundreds flock to Monroe to watch migrating birds [9/19/08]
- Corvid Crier: Strength of Community [9/08]
- PNWLocalNews.com: Monroe Swift Watch brings burgeoning birdwatching hobby to North Sound [8/28/08]
And here are some news reports (and other tidbits) about swifts along the flyway:
- Oregonian: Volunteers watch over Vaux’s swifts… [10/8/10]
- NPR: Thousands of migratory birds descent on downtown LA[9/24/10]
- LA Times: An unusual sight in downtown L.A. [9/22/10]
- LA Times: Vaux’s Swifts are bunking in a downtown L.A. chimney [4/24/10]
- Dave Knows Portland: Witnessing the Chapman Vaux’s Swifts [9/19/08]
- “On the Wing” Video on Chapman Swifts [2008]
- On CDBaby: Inspired by the Swifts – the “Chapman Swifts Band” [2007]
And some more video – here’s a nice 2-min. intro to the Monroe Swifts by Doug Plummer:
And here are Vaux’s Swifts dancing around our sister chimney in Eugene! (Probably most of these guys stopped over at our Frank Wagner Elementary Chimney too…)
Now Los Angeles is getting into the action too: