Chaetura vauxi ORDER: APODIFORMES FAMILY: APODIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Tom Johnson
A bird of the Pacific Northwest, Vaux's Swift spends almost all of daylight hours in the air foraging for insects. It is very similar to the Chimney Swift, a common species of the eastern United States, in appearance and habits.
Flight call is a high, rapid, insect-like twitter.