Swift Count Community Science Project
Since 2009, the Portland Audubon 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.
2018 Swift Numbers
Aug. 24: 2,000
Aug. 25: 890
Aug. 26: No count due to rain
Aug. 27: 420
Aug. 28: 310
Aug. 29: 1,380
Aug. 30: 1,700
Aug. 31: 1,210
Sept. 1: 3,090
Sept. 2: 4,560
Sept. 3: 4,040
Sept. 4: 3,360
Sept. 5: 4,980
Sept. 6: 3,100
Sept. 7: 8,400
Sept. 8: 8,520
Sept. 9: 7,100
Sept. 10: 5,350
Sept. 11: 9,970
Sept. 12: No count due to rain
Sept. 13: 3,870
Sept. 14: 7,530
Sept. 15: No count due to rain
Sept. 16: 4,750
Sept. 17: 11,960
Sept. 18: 12,920
Sept. 19: 12,790
Sept. 20: 10,670
Sept. 21: 7,030
Sept. 22: 6,300
Sept. 23: 7,000
Sept. 24: No count
Sept. 25: No count
Sept. 26: 815
Sept. 27: No count
Sept. 28: No count
Sept. 29: 310
