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Black Swifts Nesting at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park

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Undoubtedly one of the most interesting aspects of Burney Falls for birders is that it is one of the few locations in California where nesting Black Swifts ( Cypseloides niger ) can be found. The Black Swift is considered a Species of Special Concern in California. Photo from Wikipedia Commons taken by Terry Gray.

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Collaborative list – June 2019

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beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 01 Jun 2019.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 13 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 28 May 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico.

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Collaborative List – June 2018

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10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Who is going to tell the clans? 23 May 2018.

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