Date: 6/30/26 4:21 pm From: Claudia Freitas via groups.io <cfreitas365...> Subject: Re: [slocobirding] Cliff Swallows on the move?
Must have been really something to see!
Claudia
On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 4:16 PM Kaaren Perry via groups.io <surfbird1=
<att.net...> wrote:
> Hi Birders,
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> As I drove along Cottontail Creek Rd to Whale Rock Reservoir around 9:00
> this morning I observed many Cliff Swallows circling over the reservoir.
> Rounding a bend there was something I do not remember seeing before. I
> estimated at least 2,000, maybe more, CLSW were resting on the road,
> gathered shoulder to shoulder and solidly covering the road from side to
> side. I approached the large group slowly in my car and watched as they
> casually began to disperse At first glance I thought that perhaps a large
> gravel truck had dumped its load! Fall migration begins??
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> Delightful morning surprise!
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> Kaaren Perry
> Morro Bay
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