AOL

Prisoners' bird boxes aim to aid struggling swifts

Inmates at Dumfries prison have been building bird nesting boxes to help bolster the population of common swifts in the region. It is part of the Save our Swifts campaign which is being launched by ...
Dezeen

Swift bricks become mandatory for new buildings in Scotland

The Scottish Parliament has passed a law that requires new buildings in Scotland to be fitted with swift bricks for nesting ...
Oregonian

Vaux’s swifts create new roosting pattern across Portland, leaving Chapman behind

For three decades, Vaux’s swifts have returned to Chapman Elementary School, making the Northwest Portland spot their designated roost and offering their nightly swirling performance for thousands of ...
Oregonian

Where did the Chapman swifts go? They aren’t at the school, but the birds are still out there

The migrating Vaux’s swifts, which normally roost by the thousands in the old chimney at Portland’s Chapman Elementary School throughout September, have abandoned the site early this year. Don’t worry ...
KGW8

Residents keep eyes peeled for new roosts as 'Swift Watch' returns to Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — For decades, Portlanders have been accustomed to the yearly sight of Vaux's swifts swirling above the chimney at Chapman Elementary School, a punctuation on summer's end. But after a ...