Yesterday evening we hauled ourselves over to Chapman Elementary to see the swifts, and if you are in the Portland area I definitely recommend it.
Thousands of birds gather and retreat and swirl and dive starting about an hour before sunset, then as dusk approaches they create a funnel and disappear into the chimney. Show up on the early side and bring a blanket and some picnic supplies, and settle in for the fun. You might even get to see a hawk or a falcon drop by for some dinner.
If you're not in Portland, here's a long but high quality video . . . if you fast forward through it you can see some of the flight patterns
Scarlett, age 8
8 years ago
Oh, we tried to do this two weeks ago but it was raining. I bet Lucy loved it, based on her love of the birds at the zoo.
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