A west coast counterpart to the Chimney Swift with its tailless “cigar with wings” in-flight appearance, Vaux’s also favors chimneys for nighttime roosting. Watching an entire flock spiraling down into a chimney en masse at breakneck speed is an amazing sight to behold.
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Vaux’s Swifts
Bend, OR
April 25, 2010 ©John Schwarz