Flock of more than 200 White-throated Swifts near Florence

[SeEttaM .]

This morning I stopped to check out the Blue Heron Ponds just east of Florence to see if any migrating birds were there.  Soon I spotted a number of White-throated Swifts flying above the ponds, then more, then more---until well over 200 swifts came swooshing above as they consumed insects on the fly.  I watched for more than 20 minutes as the flock would forage above one of the ponds then rapidly move to above another of the ponds as they fed on the fly.

I have posted in previous years about flocks of White-throated Swifts feeding in this area but never this large of a flock.  I got some photos of them that I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog.   I also got some video but it takes more time to process so will upload it to my blog tomorrow.

SeEtta Moss

Canon City

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