Joanne Saul
Gig Harbor, WA
saulmill50 at gmail.com

On Saturday, I was floating down the Yakima River between Ringer Loop and
the Slab. We observed one species of bird that I could not identify. We saw
this bird several times in small groups and one larger group over Big Red's.
The larger group had about 8 - 10 birds in it. The birds were soaring above
the level of the swallows. It was larger than the swallows. It seemed dark
with white patches on the outer wings. It's wings were thin and seemed to be
"bent at an elbow'. It stayed over the river, soaring. I have looked in
field quides but could not find what I saw. The white patches on the dark
wings really stood out.
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