Swift Count Community Science Project
Since 2009, the Bird Alliance of Oregon has been counting Vaux’s Swifts at Chapman Elementary School and at a number of other sites in the Portland-metro region as part of a community science project. These counts contribute toward a larger Pacific Coast-wide effort to keep track of the swift population.
Want to count Vaux’s Swifts to help with this effort? Each August we hold a training for volunteers so we can count each night in September while the Swifts are migrating south. For more information and to get involved, visit our community science page.
2024 Swift Numbers
August 26: 900
August 27: 1,545
August 28: 1,320
August 29: 1,210
August 30: 2,310
August 31: 700
September 1: 3,400
September 2: 5,430
September 3: 3,180
September 4: 4,580
September 5: 2,800
September 6: 2,920
September 7: 2,760
September 8: 2,120
September 9: 2,165
September 10: 1,110
September 11: 1,830
September 12: 670
September 13: 560
September 14: No Count (due to rain)
September 15: 80
September 16: 0
September 17: 60
September 18: 0
September 19: 0
September 20: 0
September 21: 0
September 22: 0
September 23: 0
