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Vaux’s Swifts in Healdsburg

Tonight we went to see the annual spectacle of the Vaux’s Swifts entering a night roost in a chimney near Healdsburg (details and location info here). Click on the photo above to see larger views, which show the number of birds at that moment a little better.
There are literally thousands of swifts in the […]

Hawk Watch 2007 Begins

Saturday was the first day of our hawk watch season. I really enjoying seeing our teammates after the long break (click on the photo of Steve to see more photos from the day)! And we saw some good birds.
We also got to review landmarks. Here’s the outline of Elvis we made a […]