Hello, tweets.

This was the best way I know to answer James's question. Please reply
directly to him (jackalope at hevanet.com) if you have any information
on Vaux's Swift roosts in Washington, and thanks.

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> From: "Nature Shop" <shop2 at seattleaudubon.org>
> Date: December 1, 2006 4:43:01 PM PST
> To: "Dennis Paulson" <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
> Subject: FW: vaux's swift roosts
>
> Hi Dennis?we thought maybe you could answer Mr. Davis? question.
> It would be nice to have his book back in print! If there is
> someone else we should forward more emails from him to, (or similar
> emails) let us know.
>
> Thanks, Rebecca, a volunteer
>
> From: James Davis [mailto:jackalope at hevanet.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 4:18 PM
> To: info
> Subject: vaux's swift roosts
>
> Hi there,
>
> I'm James Davis, former education director of Portland Audubon and
> author of the wildlife watching guide "Seasonal Guide to the
> Natural Year: OR, WA, BC" which was published in 1996. You probably
> sold it back then. It has been out of print since 1999 and I am now
> rewriting it for re-publication by Timber Press in Portland.
>
> One of my chapters is on Vaux's swifts and the roosts they form in
> the fall with 100's to 1000's of them going into a chimney at
> sunset to roost for the night. We have the well-known roost at
> Chapman School that is said to be the biggest in the world. There
> are two others I know of in Oregon.
>
> I am trying to find out if there are any known swift roosts in
> Washington at the present time. For many years there was a well-
> know roost in the chimney of the old US Customs House in Sumas, and
> it was in my book. Is it still active? I have not been able to find
> out if the Customs House even still exists let alone what's up with
> the birds. Do you, or anyone you can contact, know anything about
> this roost? I would love to know.
>
> I have also heard over the years of various sites that have been
> used near the tiny town of Klickitat, near the Klickitat Wildlife
> Area. I have not been able to contact any one who has information
> about that roost at present. Again, if you can give me any
> information about that roost or someone who would know about that
> roost, I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> I may have some other questions similar to this as I work through
> the book. Can you recommend anyone in particular that would be a
> good contact for these types of questions? Or should I just email
> this address again and know that it will end up in the right hands.
> I used to work in the Portland Audubon office and I know what it's
> like getting random questions like this so I want to do whatever is
> most efficient and easiest for you folks up there. Of course, when
> I worked at Audubon there was no Internet or email so it was
> actually harder providing this kind of information.
>
> Thanks, James
>
> James L. Davis
>
> 1523 NE 57th
>
> Portland, OR 97213
>
> 503-281-2345
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Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
dennispaulson at comcast.net



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