Tweeters,

We attempted to get counts at all of our known NA Vaux's Swift
communal migratory roost sites on May 8. We had a good turn out.
Results below.

Total for the May 8 only sightings is 16,315. This is about 1/3 of
our 08 and 09 Southbound big day totals.
38 active sites were monitored this migration.

CALIFORNIA
1. Rio
Lindo

Was rarely used in the 2009 Northbound migration.
2. Pinnacles Nat. Monument This site was well observed in 2009 and
proved unproductive. Observations discontinued.
4. DT Los Angeles, Chester Williams Bld I. Hladis/L. Fitch/D.
Bray 18
5. San Diego/Hillcrest
Only 6
swifts seen in San Diego on May 5
6. San Diego Church lofts x
7. San Diego 8th & Broadway x
8. Arcata 13th St residence
C.Moyer 5 fly by
9. Garberville School stack J. Scooter/M.
Taylor 43
10. Redwood Snag T./S.
Leskiw 664
11. Aptos Residential R,
Scalf 6 fly by *

OREGON
1. Eugene Agate E./J.
Voltara 4230
2. Eugene Old Sacred Nicole N-
P 405 (5,000 May 6)
3. Portland Duniway J. Faber-
Hammond 0
4. Portland Chapman J. Grahn/
E.Griffith 2155 (10,000 May 6)
5. Oregon City HS
site not active
6. Oregon City Main St. M. Coolidge/J. St
Clair 1100
7. Corvallis Weigland Hall M.
Vanderheul 1500
8. Corvallis Whiteside
Theater

no count
9. Corvallis Madison and
2nd

no count
10. Medford Voorhies Manson no count
11. Roseburg UTAC Building M.
Jones 0
12. Roseburg Pottery Shed M.
Jones 489
13. McMinnville Res. Wallace
Rd. ?
14. Lakeview Flynn's Furniture K.
Yates 2055* (May 9)
15. Prineville Episcopal Church R.
Halvorson 600* (May 7-1800 May 6)
16. Bend Christmans Presence K.
Bodie 500 (2000 May 7)
17. Albany Fire Station L. McGovern/
JR 85
18. Silverton Residence J. Thomas/others
89
19. La Grande 4th & Adams E. Bull/D. Folley/R.
Osterlow 2896
20. Lebanon Hotel K.
Heineck 90


WASHINGTON
1. Camas Tavern Joan
Durgin 230 (2500 May 7)
2. Klictitat large
stack
?
3. College Place Residence K.
Paddock Will no longer seek swifts here.
4. Klictitat Old
Icehouse
?
5. Centralia Downtown D.
Hayden 225
6. Olympia residences W.
Johnson 70
7. Selleck Old Schoolhouse L.
Schwitters 212 (229 May 9)
8. Ellensburg Old Hospital J.
Demorest 850 #
9. Monroe Adm. Building C.
Young 3
10. Monroe Wagner D. MacRae/B.
Kaufman 415 (467 May 9)
11. Sedro Wooley ONSH* S.
Madsen ?
12. Orient School W.
Current 25
13. Sumas Old Customs House S. Howard/ M.
McGinnty 277 (average)
14. Dunginess Hatchery J.
Geofer 0
15. Mineral Event Center Owner G.
Johnson Site is apparently not active
16. Battle Ground Residence Owner L./W.
Bieker 10
17. Bellingham old cement
plant Will no
longer seek swifts here.
18. Bellingham Oeser Cedar
Stack Will no
longer seek swifts here.
19. Ferndale Hovander
Park
Will no longer seek swifts here.
20. Fort Lewis Denis
DeSilvis 3 (500 May 7)
21, Yakima Herald News Richard
Repp 467 (1194 May 7)
22. Wilkeson main street L.
Schwitters 5*
23 Carnation Lake Marcel T.
Cummings 8

IDAHO
1. Moscow Downtown T.
Gray 48


MONTANA
1. Hamilton Fire Hall K.
Stone 13 (196 May 9)
2. Stevensville
Downtown
no
observation


BRITISH COLUMBIA
1. Nelson EC
Church
no
observation
2. Nelson Central School J.
Arndt new site with 70 **
on May 13
3. Valemont cottonwood I. Manley/
owner new site with 50 *** on a May 16
first arrival
4. Stewart Downtown R.
Wahl Site is apparently not active.
We give up

* Weekend, but not a Saturday count
# record high count for this site

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah