Western Specialty : 
Black Swift 
Photo by © Tim Reeves of Farmington, New Mexico: 
Black Swift ( Cypseloides niger ) 
Ouray Box Canon Falls Park, Ouray County, Colorado, 2 August 2008. 
In 2001 this park was designated an Important Bird Area by Colorado 
Audubon. It supports one of the state’s largest populations of Black 
Swifts, a priority species for conservation. These birds nest in their 
preferred habitat — canyon walls sheltered by overhanging rocks near 
waterfalls. 
