FEATHERY FRIDAY #88

FEATHERY FRIDAY #88

 It’s Feathery Friday and we’re going to Central America to meet a bird who is great flier! Let’s grab our binoculars and our backpacks and go to find these flocks!

MEET THE BLACK SWIFT!

   Range/Habitat: Western North America-Central America/forest-

   woodland

   Diet: carnivore: insects

   Length/Weight: 7-8”/ 1 5/8 oz

   Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

•          Black swifts have long pointed wings.
•          They spend most of their time flying.
•          Black swifts are fast fliers.
•          Black swifts often fly in large flocks.
•          They have sooty black feathers.

Black swifts are so fun to watch when they fly in their large flocks. They are amazing aerial acrobats!