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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 ³chicken hawk² attracted some attention in downtown Wolfville this morning at Joe¹s 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 Joe¹s restaurant. So far MERLINS have made only about three appearances at the swifts¹ chimney at dusk this year, and twice they were just fly-bys, to or from the dykelands to the north. And I don¹t 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 ³pair in breeding habitat². 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 ³show² -- 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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