Vaux’s Swift Celebration in Monroe

Bring a folding chair or blanket if you don’t like to stand for a long time. About an hour before dusk they begin circling and swirling around the chimney as the numbers keep increasing. A few will start making feints at the chimney, then a few will start dropping down into the chimney. These are followed by more and more until the sky is empty about dusk. Drive on your own to the school. Take the Main Street exit and drive to Frank Wagner Elementary School where all the people will be. Cameras will be set up inside the chimney with a monitor at a window in the school. Booths will be open by 4:00 p.m. So by arriving early you can get a lot of information about the swifts, as well as food and refreshments. But be sure to arrive before 6:30 p.m. so you can hear Larry Schwitters talk about the Vaux's Swift migration at 6:30.