Why not a Black Swift? I have seen them in Discovery Park (Seattle) in the
past...

On Sat, Jul 1, 2023 at 8:08 PM Steve Loitz <steveloitz at gmail.com> wrote:


> 21 years ago, we saw Black Swifts in a remote part of the Olympic National

> Park during a mountaineering traverse. More specifically, the sighting was

> from a ridge top north of Bear Pass, on the Bailey Range Traverse, 2 tough

> days from the nearest trail. The BLSW Birdweb range map is one of several

> that may be incomplete because there are few experienced birders who also

> travel in the high mountains. I have never seen a BLSW forage near an

> alpine or subalpine lake. IME, a more typical BLSW ID is an aerial sighting

> far above the ground, usually from a high ridge, cliff or other area with

> great relief.

>

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