Cliff Swallows made it onto my life list back in the summer of 2002 during our trek out to the Salton Sea and vicinity. Quite a few were perched along telephone wires. This is the same species that makes its annual pilgrimage to Mission San Juan Capistrano and which also nests in the eaves of other California Missions. We are also lucky to see them regularly here on our property in Murrieta - that is, mostly flying overhead catching insects - during the warmer summer months.
From Stokes Field Guide to Birds:
VOICE: An extended harsh twittering given by a male; a churr call, given between a pair, and a nasal nyew call given during alarm.
6/8/02 McDonald Road, Salton Sea, Imperial County, CA
7/5/02 Bodie State Historic Park, E. Sierras, Mono County, CA
7/5/02 Bodie State Historic Park, E. Sierras, Mono County, CA
7/6/07 Under the eaves of the visitor center, Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area,
Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA
Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA
7/6/07 Under the eaves of the visitor center, Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area,
Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA
5/20/17 Mission Santa Ysabel Asistencia, Santa Ysabel, San Diego County, CA
5/20/17 Mission Santa Ysabel Asistencia, Santa Ysabel, San Diego County, CA
Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA
LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Cliff Swallow
SPECIES: Hirundo pyrrhonota
COMMON NAME: Cliff Swallow
SPECIES: Hirundo pyrrhonota
LIFE LIST DATE: 6/8/2002
LOCATION: McDonald Road, Salton Sea, Imperial County, CA
IDENTIFYING MARKS & BEHAVIOR: 6" Buffy rump; whitish forehead; dark reddish-brown throat. Belly is white, back has white streaking, tip of tail is square.
VOICE: An extended harsh twittering given by a male; a churr call, given between a pair, and a nasal nyew call given during alarm.
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