[obol] BLACK SWIFT Odell Lake KLAMCO

[Kevin Spencer]

OBOL and Klamath Basin Bird News,


BLACK SWIFT, 2-3, Odell Lake, Klamath Co., May 26.

While returning to Klamath Falls from Portland, and finding Salt Creek Falls reststop blocked by snow, I stopped at Odell Lake at the viewpoint, roughly mid-lake along Hwy 58. I stopped there since it was late May and overcast. Steve Summers and Mike Robbins stopped at Lake Odell, during a big day I think, maybe 20 years or so ago, on a likely similar day, and observed Black Swift flying over Lake Odell. So, I tried that tactic today (actually, I've tried it several times  in the past), and WHA-LA! I was able to observe at least 1 for several minutes at least twice as it traversed across the lake not far from shore. Two others pushed by once. 

Kevin Spencer
rriparia at charter.net