Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - The old Selleck schoolhouse with swift chimney
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - The chairs get set up for the show
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Birders get settled in
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Birders enjoy the tour of the extensive property
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Larry educates the group about Vaux's Swifts
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Dorie makes fun of Larry's spreadsheets!
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Rachel Hudson with Larry Schwitters, Swift Royalty!
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Our hostess Dorie in middle, flanked by field trip organizer Diane Yorgason-Quinn and Swift guru Larry Schwitters
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - The sun gets lower
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Clouds gather, but so do swifts!
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Defensive choreography to elude the Merlin
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - The swifts form a sword in the sky!
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Swifts prepare an arrow aimed at the chimney
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Swifts go high!
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - A circle high in the sky
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Larry Schwitters' voice predicts the approach of the merlin one minute later
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - More swifts join the circle
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - That Merlin that caused all the panic!
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - The Swifts swirl into the chimney!
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Kathleen Miller caught the entry!
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - The landing gears come down, as captured by Rachel Hudson's camera!
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - The finish.
Tahoma Audubon:
8-24-19 - Swifts are in, it's dark & windy. Time to go home!