Subject: A Swift Horde
Date: Sep 10 22:20:08 1999
From: Wilson E Cady - gorgebirds at juno.com


Chris and Tweets,
Several thousand Vaux's Swifts roost in the chimney on the block across
the street from the Camas Paper Mill. And I hope you tried Le's
Restaurant for their excellent Vietnamese cooking. The Lewis' Woodpecker
is scarce in the County and a good find that I will be chasing.

Wilson Cady

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 21:17:49 -0700 "Chris Chappell"
<cchappell at thurston.com> writes:
> Last evening, Sept 9, 7:30 pm or so, watched about 600 VAUX'S SWIFTS
> whirl their way over downtown Camas, Clark Co. Quite a spectacle,
> like a tornado of birds, and worth the price of admission. The show
> went on for at least 15 minutes, at which time my stomach finally
> dragged me into the restaurant that had been my destination. I
> expect they are roosting in a chimney or such, but I wasn't able to
> see where this was.
>
> Also saw a LEWIS WOODPECKER today Sept 10 about 3 miles due east of
> Washougal, along the road on some oaks and a utility pole.
>
> Chris Chappell
> cchappell at thurston.com
> Olympia

Wilson Cady
Washougal, WA.
gorgebirds at juno.com

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