Date: 12/7/24 11:29 am From: Zach DuFran <zdufran...> Subject: Re: White-throated Swift at Gloss Mountain
I arrived at Gloss Mountains around 8:45 this morning (Saturday) and walked
the trail up to the top of the mesa. I watched the lone mesa to the north
for a while without seeing any swifts. I was walking back south on the mesa
around 9:35 when the White-throated Swifts started buzzing by right in
front of me. A group of 4 birders from Stillwater were walking up at the
same time. I continued to watch them for the next half hour and they stayed
flying just above and on either side of the main mesa. At times they were
buzzing by within 6’ of me and the “whoosh” of their flight was quite a
treat!
Zach DuFran
On Sat, Dec 7, 2024 at 12:49 PM Kurt Meisenzahl <meisenzk...>
wrote:
> Brent,
>
> We drove back east from the main parking area about 3 miles on 412 and
> turned left on NS250 Rd. Drove north to E0440 Rd and turned left. The end
> of E0440 looks directly at the smaller Mesa, Lone Peak. Most of the
> activity took place between 4:00 and 5:00pm.
>
> Kurt Meisenzahl
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 7, 2024, at 1:12 AM, Brent Barnes <
> <00000113f4c02191-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
>
> For those who have seen the White-Throated Swifts at Gloss Mountain State
> Park.
>
> I attempted to see the swifts by parking in the parking lot and walking
> the trail up to the mesa (Cathedral Mesa), and then walking the trail until
> the end where the fence is and then looking across to the northeast corner
> of the smaller mesa (Lone Peak mesa where the swift are seen) from the
> trail's end, but did not see the swifts after three hours.
>
> Are those seeing the swifts climbing up the trail and looking for the
> swifts from the mesa south of the mesa the swifts are at (Tophead mesa) or
> are you driving on the county road and parking north of the Tophead mesa
> and looking for the swifts at ground level from the north?
>
> I was looking to make another trip up there but wanted to see the location
> most people were successfully seeing the swifts from.
>
> Brent Barnes
>
> On Saturday, November 30, 2024, 02:04:53 PM CST, Randy Soto <
> <giantsoto1...> wrote:
>
>
> Right now at least 3 White-throated Swift can be seen at small mesa at
> northern part of Gloss Mountain State Park. Just came in.
>
> Views of them can be seen on east of small mesa and west of small mesa..
> They are flying over large mesa and in between smaller mesa and large one.
>
> Have fun
> R Soto
>
>
