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For the eighth year, Driftwood Wildlife Association is inviting people across North America to participate in a continent-wide effort to raise awareness of, and interest in, swifts. As summer draws to a close, and before their fall migration begins, swifts congregate in communal roosts that can range in size from just a few birds up to the hundreds or even thousands of swifts. Interested volunteers are encouraged to watch the skies at dusk and locate the roosts of Chimney Swifts (central to eastern North America) or Vaux's Swifts (Pacific coast) in structures such as chimneys or tall shafts.

Hold your "Swift Night Out" on one night over the weekend of August 8-10 and/or September 12-14 by observing the roost starting about 30 minutes before dusk and estimating the number of swifts that enter. Record the time, date, location, site description, and the number of swifts counted, and email your results to dwa@austin.rr.com. For more information and to view results from previous years, visit the"Swift Night Out" website