White-throated Swifts - El Paso County

[Bill Maynard]

COBirders,

 

My daily visits to Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs finally paid off with a sighting (distant photos) of four White-throated Swifts high over north and south gateway rocks.  I didn’t see them until 4:55 p.m. Early, but not the earliest I have seen this species during spring.

 

The resident pair of Prairie Falcons are paired and seem interested in last year’s large eyrie on the northwest side of North Gateway Rock.

 

Bill Maynard

Colorado Springs