Swifts, as the name indicates are fast flying birds.  They are in the family Apodidae, of the Order Apodiformes, which also includes, perhaps unexpectedly, Hummingbirds. Two species are represented below.

ORDER APODIFORMES (Swifts & Hummingbirds)

FAMILY APODIDAE (Swifts)

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CHIMNEY SWIFT (Chaetura pelagica)

Chimney Swift
White-throated Swift

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