Margie Joy has been watching White-throated Swifts on the cliffs above the Arkansas River since August, west of Swallows, seen from the South Side Pueblo Reservoir SWA (Pueblo County). She has seen them a few times in mid to late October, including last week again, so she and I went over there today, mid-day, and saw them for November. I don't know if there are any or many sightings of White-throated Swifts in Colorado, during the month of November. It has been very warm down here, and that might be why they are still around. Counting them isn't easy, though there were 100-250 of them, at least. Maybe all the White-throated Swifts in Colorado are congregating, there, until they are ready to move south for the winter. Pretty cool bird to see in November, they may well stay until it get really cold. We also saw a Sage Thrasher and a Prairie Rattlesnake today on the south side SWA. Thanks Margie for finding these birds.
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO
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