Subject: [Tweeters] Vaux's Swift info
Date: Sep 1 12:33:34 2010
From: Diann MacRae - tvulture at vei.net


Patricia and Tweets,

Following is an earlier "press release" for the special Swift Night
Out in Monroe. Be assured there will be swifts all month and into
very early October. Any night for the next couple weeks can be a great night.

Monroe Swift Night Out 2010

The annual Monroe Swift Night Out will be held on September 11, 2010
from 4:00 p.m. to dusk at the Frank Wagner Elementary School, 115
Dickinson Road, Monroe, Washington. Free.

Watch thousands of Vaux's Swifts squeeze themselves into a 4-foot
square chimney - the second largest gathering of these swifts in
North America. These tiny birds are on their southward migration
after nesting in the north.

There will be a lecture in the school auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Docents
will be available from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. to answer questions and there
will be an information booth with comparative bird displays. In
addition, booths related to conservation, wildlife, birds, and
education will be featured along with food booths. But best of all
will be the chance to watch the swifts' aerial performances in the
sky and their impressive "dive" into the chimney.