Spot Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi)

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A small bird, dark gray-brown with long, pointed, swept-back wings. Diet and behavioral habits: Migrating to the area in spring and fall, often in large numbers, the Vaux’s Swift can be seen hunting during daylight hours, especially on overcast, wet or rainy days. The tend to fly over the Moreton Bay Fig tree, hunting for small insects including flies, winged ants, bees moths, beetles, mayflies, and others Nesting habits: The Vaux’s Swift nest site is usually inside hollow tree, reached via broken-off top or woodpecker hole. They may nest as solitary pairs or in colonies. The nest itself is made by both sexes, and the nest material is obtained by breaking off small twigs from trees while flying. Twigs are carried in mouth to nest site, cemented into place with sticky saliva. The nest is a shallow half cup glued to inside wall of tree.

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