Black Swift in Mesa and Fruitgrowers report - May 21

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Jason Beason

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May 21, 2014, 4:04:39 PM5/21/14

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One Black Swift flew over me while I conducted bird survey on Purdy Mesa (just west of Grand Mesa) today! I remember Rich Levad said he never saw one in Mesa County in all they years he spent birding there. Bird was low over flooded pasture and flew right over me!

Fruitgrowers Reservoir was birdy as usual this morning! List:

Fruitgrowers Res--North Road Causeway, Delta, US-CO
May 21, 2014 10:43 AM - 11:12 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
37 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 221 large flock flew up from north end of marshy area as I was leaving.
Gadwall 6
Mallard 5
Blue-winged Teal 1
Cinnamon Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 12
Green-winged Teal (American) 1
Greater/Lesser Scaup 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Eared Grebe 22
Western Grebe 34
Clark's Grebe 4 Known to breed here. I did get a photo of one pair near their nest. Other pair was in middle of reservoir.
American White Pelican 17
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 5
White-faced Ibis 37
American Coot 24
Killdeer 1
Franklin's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Black Tern 1
Forster's Tern 1
Mourning Dove 2
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1
Western Kingbird 2
Common Raven 2
Tree Swallow 8
Bank Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 7
Marsh Wren (Interior West) 3
Cedar Waxwing 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Yellow-headed Blackbird 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Bullock's Oriole 2

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18496070

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