Michael (and tweeters),

Re. Black Swift nests in Washington:

I would sure like to know how they confirmed it. Certainly I have heard
of no actual nests being located. Perhaps we should query tweeters about
it? So I'll forward this.

Gene.

On Sat, 18 Mar 1995, Michael Smith wrote:

>
> Hi Gene, I recall you saying at the SAS meeting that no Black Swift nests
> had ever been found in Washington. I'm doing my BLSW model right now,
> and see 9 blocks with 'confirmed' status. Roughly, they look like this:
>
> 2 in Whatcom Co. at high elevations
> 3 in Skagit Co. along the Skagit R.
> 1 in *King* County along a fork of the Snohomish (?) R. (the river that
> runs along U.S. 2). Please check this against the maps I gave you.
> 3 in Clallam County - 2 at Cape Flattery, and 1 up the Elwha R. in ONP.
>
> ____________________________
> Mike Smith
> Univ. of Washington, Seattle
> whimbrel at u.washington.edu
> http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/mike.html
>
>