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June 5, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE AT DUSK: 55+ TOTAL CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski and Jim Wolford et al. -- observations from 8:20 to 9:25 (Sunset at ??) -- most swifts entered chimney from 9:01 to 9:09, hastened in by showers at 9:01 and drizzle -- warm night (19 C.), humid, moderate to strong wind from southwest, mostly overcast with bright patch to west-northwest -- DETAILS: 2 swifts entered at 8:58, 48+ in at 9:02 to 9:04, 4 at 9:06, 1 laggard at 9:19. June 6, 2007 - Ron Rafuse reports that an apparent MERLIN (he called it a łchicken hawk˛ attracted some attention in downtown Wolfville this morning at Joeąs Food Emporium. It was first on a power line, and then flew/dove after a small bird, probably a house sparrow, into some very low bushes adjacent to the front of Joeąs restaurant. So far MERLINS have made only about three appearances at the swiftsą chimney at dusk this year, and twice they were just fly-bys, to or from the dykelands to the north. And I donąt think anyone really knows where they are nesting in town this year. This evening at 7 p.m. at the Irving Centre in Wolfville, Richard Stern saw and heard 2 MERLINS together flying from west to east. For the Maritime Breeding Bird Atlas (my square) he deemed them a łpair in breeding habitat˛. ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE AT DUSK: ONLY 26? TOTAL CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:25 to 9:25 p.m. (Sunset 8:57) -- high overcast, calm, 17 C. -- 2 swifts entered chimney at 8:46, then 2 swifts DEPARTED FROM CHIMNEY at 8:49, 13 in at 8:51, 4 more at 8:55, 1 at 8:58, 1 at 9:00, 4 at 9:05, 2 at 9:09, 1 at 9:14. June 7, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE AT DUSK: 28 TOTAL CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:15 to 9:35 p.m. (Sunset 8:57) -- calm, clear, 15 C. -- 21 swifts entered chimney at 9:19, 1 more at 9:21, 2 at 9:23, 1 at 9:25, 3 at 9:26. June 8, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE AT DUSK: ONLY 14 TOTAL CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski and Jim Wolford -- observations from 8:15 to 9:40 p.m. (Sunset 8:58) -- gorgeous warm evening, clear, calm, 16-18 C. -- no swifts activity noted until 9:03 -- 1 swift entered chimney at 9:15, 1 at 9:16, 1 at 9:22, 1 at 9:25, 3 at 9:26, 4 at 9:28, 1 at 9:34, 2 at 9:35 -- also a single GREAT BLUE HERON and later 6 unidentified DUCKS flew by while we waited for the swifts. June 9, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE AT DUSK: 29+ TOTAL CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:40 to 9:40 p.m. (Sunset 8:59) -- 1 swift entered chimney at 9:09, 19 more in at 9:21, 1 at 9:24, 7 at 9:27, 1 at 9:31 -- clear, breeze from SE, 20 C. June 10, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE AT DUSK: 25+ TOTAL CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. (Sunset 9:00) -- 1 swift entered chimney at 9:00, 9 more in at 9:03, 1 at 9:14, 1 at 9:16, 1 at 9:21, 1 at 9:23, 2 at 9:25 -- broken overcast, wind from NE, 20 C. June 12, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE AT DUSK: 52+ TOTAL CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:20 to 9:15 p.m. (Sunset 9:01) -- 38 swifts entered chimney at 8:42, 5 more at 8:44, 2 at 8:46, 3 at 8:51, 2 at 8:56, 1 at 8:59, 1 at 9:00 -- overcast, wind from NE, 16 C., rain stopped 5 hours earlier. June 13, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE AT DUSK: 56+ TOTAL CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski and Jim Wolford -- also present was a couple from Missouri who showed up just in time for the łshow˛ -- most entries into chimney were from 9:01 to 9:04 p.m. (Sunset 9:01) -- light overcast, a bit breezy, temp. 15 C. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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