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Common Poorwill
[Phalaenoptilus nuttallii]

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Common Poor-will was photographed at Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona. Photo taken (by flashlight!) with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1985)

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Chimney Swift
[Chaetura pelagica]

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Chimney Swift in flight was photographed in central New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1990)

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White-throated Swift
[Aeronautes saxatalis]

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This White-throated Swift was photographed in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains just west of Denver, Colorado. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. This photo is on file with the Academy of Natural Sciences' Visual Resources for Ornithology (VIREO B22/1/006). (Date: June 1986)

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