Margie,
That is crazy. Somebody has to get photos. Only insects I can think of they might be getting are midges, which would be present anywhere there is unfrozen water. Desperados is all I can figure. Wonder if any swift is known to have wintered in the northern part of its range by going into torpor in south-facing cliffs warmed by the sun? If poorwills are suspected of doing it, maybe swifts can, too. Great report.
Dave Leatherman
That is crazy. Somebody has to get photos. Only insects I can think of they might be getting are midges, which would be present anywhere there is unfrozen water. Desperados is all I can figure. Wonder if any swift is known to have wintered in the northern part of its range by going into torpor in south-facing cliffs warmed by the sun? If poorwills are suspected of doing it, maybe swifts can, too. Great report.
Dave Leatherman
> From: mar1joy@juno.com
> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 23:47:22 +0000
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> CC: silvireo@hotmail.com; radeaux@hotmail.com
> Subject: [cobirds] very late White-throated Swifts, Pueblo County, Lake Pueblo State Park
>
> Hi all,
>
> This afternoon, about 1:45pm, I found at least 4, maybe more, White-throated Swifts flying and actively feeding over the Arkansas River below the dam, west of Osprey Picnic area near an old bridge abutment on the banks of the river. I walked west along the river and continued to see these birds in this area of the river until I left at 2:30pm. They were quite low over the river and surrounding trees, clearly visible and easily identified.
>
> This is very late for these birds; Brandon Percival tells me there are no December (Winter) records for this area. No photos, sorry.
>
> Cheers,
> Margie Joy
> Pueblo West, CO
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> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 23:47:22 +0000
> To: cobirds@googlegroups.com
> CC: silvireo@hotmail.com; radeaux@hotmail.com
> Subject: [cobirds] very late White-throated Swifts, Pueblo County, Lake Pueblo State Park
>
> Hi all,
>
> This afternoon, about 1:45pm, I found at least 4, maybe more, White-throated Swifts flying and actively feeding over the Arkansas River below the dam, west of Osprey Picnic area near an old bridge abutment on the banks of the river. I walked west along the river and continued to see these birds in this area of the river until I left at 2:30pm. They were quite low over the river and surrounding trees, clearly visible and easily identified.
>
> This is very late for these birds; Brandon Percival tells me there are no December (Winter) records for this area. No photos, sorry.
>
> Cheers,
> Margie Joy
> Pueblo West, CO
>
>
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