Vaux’s Swift at Chapman School

If you’ve never seen the Vaux’s Swifts swarm and dive into Chapman Elementary Schools chimney you should make plans to do so.

Starting in Mid-September about 40,000 swifts gather in swarms above the school, swooping and diving back and forth before plunging into the chimney. Hundreds of people gather each night to watch the spectacle that starts about an hour prior to sunset. Birds of Prey gather as well to attempt any easy meal with so much to choose from. Chapman is located on the corner of NW 25th and Pettygrove. The show starts in mid-September and into early October before the birds migrate to Central and South America.