Just a reminder:
There is an effort underway to locate Black Swift nest
sites throughout Cascadia. For more information:
http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/BLSW/BLSW.html

"Kraig,Eric" wrote:
>
> June 22, the first full day of summer, was cloudy and a little damp, so I
> wasn't altogether surprised to see Black Swifts down at sea level, foraging
> over the fields near the corner of Bayview-Edison and Samish Island Rds.
> But I was surprised at the numbers - we counted at least ninety, and there
> were probably many, many more. The feeding aggregation spread as far as the
> eye could see in the direction of Alice Bay and the Samish River. Where do
> they all come from? Must be more waterfalls around than I thought...
>
> Eric Kraig
> Olympia, WA
> kraige at oclc.org

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hears every sound and puzzles out its meaning with a cleverness
that amazes those with ears who hear not.

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