Tornado of Tree Swallows

Sat Sep 27 2025 at 05:30 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-04:00

Pilgrim Landing, Old Lyme, Connecticut | Old Lyme

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Tornado of Tree Swallows
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The annual “tornado of swallows” is one of the most intriguing natural phenomena of the lower river valley. Every September, flocks of migrating tree swallows numbering tens of thousands of birds roost on the islands at the mouth of the Connecticut River. Whirling in the twilight sky, the huge flocks then descend, all at once, into the reeds for the night.
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Pilgrim Landing, Old Lyme, Connecticut, United States

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