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Thanks again to Ted Wolkowski for his adoption of the nightly "shows" at the Front Street nature centre chimney in Wolfville. Jim ------------------ July 30, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 68+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:25 to 9:25 p.m. (Sunset 8:44) -- 5 swifts entered chimney at 8:47, 1 at 8:58, about 56 at 9:01, 3 at 9:03, 1 at 9:12, 1 at 9:15, 1 at 9:17 -- low variable cloud, scattered showers, calm, temp. 23 C. July 31, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 26+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:30 to 9:20 p.m. (Sunset 8:44) -- 2 swifts entered chimney at 8:54, 8 at 8:57, 3 at 9:00, 5 at 9:02, 2 at 9:03, 1 at 9:05, 1 at 9:09, 3 at 9:13, 1 at 9:18 -- clear, calm, 21 C. August 1, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 37+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:44 to 9:20 p.m. (Sunset 8:43) -- 2 swifts entered chimney at 8:44, 1 at 8:50, 33 at 8:55-8:56, 1 at 9:01, 1 OUT at 9:05, 1 IN at 9:15 -- clear, slight breeze from S, temp. 21 C. Aug. 2, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 39+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:44 to 9:20 p.m. (Sunset 8:42) -- about 33 swifts entered chimney at 8:45-8:47, 1 more in at 8:48, 2 at 8:51, 1 at 8:53, 2 at 8:55, 1 OUT at 9:00, 1 IN at 9:06 -- clear, wind from SW, 21 C. Aug. 3, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 31+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:20 to 9:20 p.m. (Sunset 8:40) -- 6 swifts entered chimney at 8:37, 12 in at 8:41, 5 at 8:45, 2 at 8:46, 1 OUT at 8:51, 2 in at 8:54, 3 at 8:56, 1 at 8:57, 1 at 8:59, 1 at 9:01, 1 OUT at 9:02 -- hazy, calm, variable clouds, RAIN approaching, 22 C. Aug. 4, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 38+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:15 to 9:00 p.m. (Sunset 8:39) -- MERLIN on reconnaissance flight at 8:20, MERLIN was CHASED AWAY by swifts (happens fairly regularly when swifts become aware of a flying merlin nearby) -- 1 swift entered chimney at 8:33, 12 more in at 8:41, about 24 in at 8:44-8:45, 1 at 8:49 -- clear but clouding over quickly, thunderstorms forecast, wind from SW, 21 C. Aug. 5, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 27+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:30 to 9:10 p.m. (Sunset 8:38) -- 7 swifts entered chimney at 8:45, 1 at 8:50, 10 at 8:53, 5 at 8:55, 2 at 8:57, 2 at 8:59, 1 OUT at 9:05, 1 IN at 9:07 -- clear, dry, breeze from N, 19 C., front moved through and wind shifted. Aug. 6, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 35+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:20 to 9:15 p.m. (Sunset 8:36) -- 7 swifts entered chimney at 8:40, 26 more in at 8:53, 1 at 9:03, 1 at 9:05 -- variable cloud, light wind from S, 20 C. Aug. 7, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 25+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:30 to 9:10 p.m. (Sunset 8:35) -- 1 swift entered chimney at 8:34, 1 more at 8:35, 11 at 8:45-8:46, 11 more at 8:53, 1 at 8:56 -- clear, slight breeze from E, 19 C. Aug. 9, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 43+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski, Jim Wolford, et al. -- observations from 8:15 to 9:05 p.m. (Sunset 8:32) -- 1 swift entered chimney at 8:33, 1 more at 8:35, 36 at 8:36-8:39, 2 at 8:41, 1 at 8:44, 1 at 8:47 -- clear, slight breeze from N, 19 C. Aug. 10, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 30+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS (minus one? that departed?) counted by Ted Wolkowski, Jim Wolford, et al. -- most of the swifts were into the chimney between 8:30 and 8:40 p.m. (Sunset 8:30 p.m.) -- brightly partly overcast, calm, warm.
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