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.
2022 Swift Numbers
August 23: 240
August 24: 320
August 25: 420
August 26: 1,430
August 27: 1,440
August 28: 1,540
August 29: 1,780
August 30: 1,830
August 31: 2,140
September 1: 3,300
September 2: 4,670
September 4: 4,040
September 5: 6,790
September 6: 6,560
September 7: 6,200
September 8: 7,680
September 9: 7,579
September 10: 8,000
September 11: 7,315
September 12: 9,715
September 13: 11,530
September 14: 9,050
September 15: 8,700
September 16: 11,400
September 17: 9,980
September 18: 8,800
September 20: 4,430
September 21: 7,600
