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Aug. 19, 2007 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE AT DUSK: 26+ WOLFVILLE CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted by Ted Wolkowski -- observations from 8:00 to 8:40 p.m. (Sunset 8:16) -- 2 swifts entered chimney at 8:03, then 21 more in at 8:14-8:16, 2 at 8:27, 1 at 8:31 -- variable clouds with scattered showers, calm, 18 C. Aug. 20, 2007 - MIDDLETON REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHIMNEY AT DUSK: 34 (+5) TOTAL CHIMNEY SWIFTS AND A MERLIN -- observations by Jim Wolford from 8:10 to 8:50 p.m. (Sunset 8:14 or so?) -- 29 swifts entered gradually from 8:15 to 8:28, then a lull while about 10 swifts flew about, then at 8:33 a MERLIN flew past the chimney from the south very slowly with vibrating shallow wing-strokes (and the swifts ³escorted² it away to the north), then 5 more swifts entered gradually from 8:35 to 8:38 -- at least 5 more swifts were not seen to go into chimney -- clear sky, calm, 17 C. Then a BONUS came, after being alerted by Sherman Williams by e-mail, when at about 8:58 there was a clear pass from west to east of the Endeavour Space Shuttle separated from the International Space Station, at about twice the height of the planet Jupiter in the south. The sky was just dark enough and the timing was just right, being right after the end of the ³swifts¹ show². Thanks, Sherman, for the alert. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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