Subject: [Tweeters] North Seattle Black Swifts
Date: Mon Jun 15 22:47:20 PDT 2020
From: Robert O'Brien - baro at pdx.edu

Wow. Is this somehow weather related? I know it is stormy these days
in Seattle,

*but has it been raining today/this afternoon? How much? When?*



The highest eBird counts are below. (There may be higher, just not in
eBird)



Bob OBrien Portland



The highest Washington count on eBird is:



Black Swift

20

Paul Mackenzie

Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts (map
<http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=48.9722422,-123.0836705&ll=48.9722422,-123.0836705>
)

Jul 21, 1963



For Oregon, only in northbound migration since there is very very little
nesting, the highest is



Black Swift

272

Don Henise

Bullards Beach SP (map
<http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=43.1497598,-124.4026532&ll=43.1497598,-124.4026532>
)

May 23, 2020



However, British Columbia (where they mostly nest) beats them all



Black Swift

700

Jason Straka

Rod & Gun--Parksville (map
<http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=49.3198054,-124.3137278&ll=49.3198054,-124.3137278>
)

Jun 7, 2018






On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 8:23 PM Dave Slager <dave.slager at gmail.com> wrote:


> There are at least a dozen hanging out over my yard right now as well in

> NE Seattle. Look up!

>

> Dave

>

> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 7:57 PM Ryan Merrill <rjm284 at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> There are currently over 400 Black Swifts swirling above Greenwood Ave N

>> and N 127th St in northwest Seattle! Also just a few individual VG Swallows.

>>

>> Ryan

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