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Vol. 13 No. 1-4 (1982)

FURTHER RECORDS OF WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS UTILIZING MAN-MADE STRUCTURES

Submitted
September 9, 2025
Published
January 1, 1982

Abstract

The White-throated Swift, Aeronautes saxatalis, occurs widely in western North America utilizing narrow crevices in rock cliffs, from sea level to 13,000 feet, for both nesting and roosting sites (Bent 1940:311). These swifts have on several occasions been noted using man-made structures for these activities (Bailey 1907, Skinner 1933, Pitelka 1944, Yocom 1966, DeSante and Perrone 1968). We present here additional observations of these swifts utilizing man-made structures in southern California.

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