[NatureNS] 52,56,34,25 WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS on June 12,13,14,15, 2007

Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:17:31 -0300
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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 --
observations from 8:30 to 9:20 p.m. (Sunset 9:01) --  most entries into
chimney were from 9:01 to 9:04 p.m.  -- 1 swift entered at 8:55, 5 more at
8:56, 1 swift DEPARTED at 9:00, 47+ in at 9:03, 3 at 9:10, 1 at 9:12 --
light overcast (bright), light wind from east, temp. 15 C.

June 14, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE AT DUSK: 34+ TOTAL
CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:30 (too
late??) to 9:25 p.m. (Sunset 9:02) -- 1 swift entered chimney at 8:30, 3
more at 8:40, 1 at 8:55, 1 swift DEPARTED from chimney at 9:03, 24 entered
at 9:16, 2 at 9:23, 4 at 9:25 -- clear, light wind from NE, 15 C.

June 15, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE AT DUSK: 25  TOTAL
CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski and Jim Wolford -- entries of swifts
into chimney were very gradual, most of them from 9:20 to 9:23 -- clear,
calm, warm, 19 C., lovely evening -- also 3 + 5 flying ducks and a single
flying gull.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville 

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