[birding] Local RBA: Black Swifts headed for Corvallis

[Joel Geier]

Hi folks,

I was painting some fence posts just now (12:00 noon) and saw a mixed
flock of swallows and swifts over Tampico Ridge. At least three of them
are BLACK SWIFTS. One went out over E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area air space
briefly. Wil came out to look and we saw three of them together with
their distinctive wingbeats and fanning tails, back over the ridge. 

The whole bunch are working their way south so might be looked for over
Vineyard Mountain on the north edge of Corvallis, in a half hour to an
hour ... or less if they decide to hightail! Great viewing conditions
with the cloud cover.

Thanks to George Neavoll in Portland for alerting us all to the
possibility that Black Swifts are coming through the Willamette Valley.

Now back to painting one last post so it can dry before it rains.

Happy sky-gazing,
Joel

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Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis