MASS MORTALITY OF VAUX'S SWIFTS IN SOUTHERN OREGON

Ariel M Woodward; Noah A Burg; Karen F Matthews; Pepper W Trail

doi:10.1898/1051-1733-103.3.244

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Ariel M Woodward,¹ Noah A Burg,² Karen F Matthews,³ Pepper W Trail¹

¹US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory, 1490 East Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520 USA (AMW, PWT);
²Southern Oregon University, Environmental Science and Policy Program, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 USA (NAB)
³Southern Oregon Land Conservancy, 84 Fourth Street, Ashland OR 97520 USA (KM).

Abstract

We describe a mass mortality event at a school in Medford, Oregon in which the remains of over 5600 Vaux's Swifts (Chaetura vauxi) were found at the bottom of a chimney. The use of operating chimneys by migratory aggregations of this species poses the risk of significant mortality. We offer suggestions to reduce the risk of Vaux's Swift mortality caused by operating chimneys and illustrate how community involvement can contribute to mortality reduction.

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Ariel M Woodward, Noah A Burg, Karen F Matthews, and Pepper W Trail "MASS MORTALITY OF VAUX'S SWIFTS IN SOUTHERN OREGON," Northwestern Naturalist 103(3), 244-249, (17 November 2022). https://doi.org/10.1898/1051-1733-103.3.244

Received: 10 May 2021; Accepted: 13 December 2021; Published: 17 November 2022

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