Number of swifts counted at Chapman Elementary.

Audubon volunteers count swifts - Tinsley Hunsdorfer

Since 2009, the Audubon Society of Portland 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. For more information and to get involved, visit our community science page.

Read a report of Swift Watch counts from 2009-2013.

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