A very good bird watcher once told me that swallows beat their wings
together and swifts alternate.

Jane Stewart
Research Center
Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC
206.447.2811 t
206.749.2049 f
stewj at foster.com

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>From: John Shelton - ext. 4051[SMTP:johns at ohsu.EDU]
>Sent: Friday, September 19, 1997 9:26AM
>To: tweeters post
>Subject: Swifts/Swallows
>
>
>Other than size. Is there a reliable/simple way to differentiate a Swift
>from a Swallow when they are flying?
>
>John Shelton
>Portland, Oregon
>