Subject: Re: Black Swift Nests
Date: Oct 06 17:47:23 1998
From: Jack Bowling - jbowling at direct.ca


** Kas D. asked -

> Tweets,
>
> I'm working on a paper describing Idaho's first confirmed BLSW nest.
> I've visited Tweeters archives for this subject, and I see WA has
> only one confirmed nest, T40N R10E SE in Whatcom Co. Does anyone
> know of a published account of this (ie Field Notes, WOS newsletter)?
>
> Same story for OR -- the only confirmed nest is at Salt Creek Falls.
> Does anyone know of a published account of this one?
>
> How about documentation for nests in BC? Alberta?

Best source for BC is the 2nd volume of Birds of BC. It lists7 records up to
publishing deadline (1993, I believe). As for Alberta, the most famous nest is
at Johnson Canyon in Banff N.P. The adult is sometimes visible incubating on
this nest.

- Jack


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Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jbowling at direct.ca