9/6 1000 circling. But Merlins made swifts go high and then the majority else where.
9/7 526
9/8 446
9/9 335
9/10 83
9/11 212 They didn't leave until 1:25 this afternoon which suggests today was not a travel day. Observers comment below.
9/12

Just as a group of about 600 to 650 swifts were about to swarm into the chimney, a Falcon chased them away . The swifts flew away at a very high altitude and did not return.

I suspect most tweeters know that the wee birds abandoned Portland Chapman a year ago.

Larry



> On Sep 12, 2025, at 4:29 PM, Gene Beall via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

> Anyone know how the number of swifts in the Monroe Wagner site are trending the past couple nights?

>

> Thank you!

>

> Gene Beall

> gene.beall at gmail.com

> Sammamish, WA

>

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