[birding] Re: swifts and swallows

[Trent Seager]

Okay, sorry about that - for some bizarre reason Google decided to send that
when I was hitting two keys at once...


Today at the Crystal Lake Sports Field in Corvallis, I saw dozens of SWIFTS
flying over.  I assumed these to be VAUX'S SWIFTS (not Chimney as my early
draft mis-spoke!) even though I did not have my binos with me.  They
appeared all dark, as I think Vaux's do in flight to the naked eye.  I
remember from eastern Oregon that the White-throated Swifts were visibly
marked as such even to the naked eye.

The VAUX'S appeared just a few days after my first BARN SWALLOW of the year
- maybe arriving later with one another as the weather warmed and insects
increasaed.  The V.G. swallows on the other hand, seem to be active near
their nest boxes.

Trent
Corvallis, Oregon
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