Sonoma County Swifts.  Now You See Them, Now You Don't! by Keller McDonald
Jul 31, 2020 12:15 PM
Keller McDonald via Zoom on Sonoma County Swifts
Sonoma County Swifts. Now You See Them, Now You Don't! by Keller McDonald

Keller McDonald has been a Rotarian for nearly 35 years, but he has been a birder even longer. Keller started birding on a family camping trip to the Sierras when he was 12. His excitement at seeing his first Western Tanager prompted his dad to buy him a bird book and loan him the family’s binoculars … and he was hooked for life! Bird Study was the first merit badge he earned as a Boy Scout. In college, he took every bird-related class offered at UC Davis. He married a birder, and together they have traveled with binoculars and bird guides to birding spots across North, Central and South America; Scotland; Israel; and Japan. Keller says, “Birding, like Rotary, is something you can do every day wherever you are, anytime - day or night!” Keller has identified over 700 of North America’s 914 bird species. His kids know his birding bent makes him a little strange, but they’ve learned to live with it. Keller will share the mysteries of the Vaux’s Swift – one of Sonoma County’s special winged treasures.

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