[NatureNS] 317 Middleton chimney swifts June 1/09 + summary to date

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THANKS, CLAIRE! from Jim et al.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Claire Diggins <claire_diggins@hotmail.com>
> Date: June 2, 2009 9:36:13 AM ADT
> To: jim wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Cc: joan czapalay <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: swifts
>
> Hi Jim,
> Last night I arrived at the chimney at 8:37 to discover birds were  
> already entering the chimney by ones and twos. I may have missed a  
> few. They straggled in from that time until 9:20. Their behaviour  
> was rather different from usual and I thought it might be because  
> it was extremely windy at first and quite cold. The wind died out  
> around 9:00. The sky was mostly clear and it didn't become dusky  
> until late. Temp 12* C  Cloud about 14%
> I watched about 317 birds enter and left at 9:24. Claire
-----------------------------------

2009 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY

May 4/09 -- 0 -- Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre -- Jim Wolford,  
Harold Forsyth
May 9/09 -- 12 -- Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre -- Jim  
Wolford, Carol Carpenter, Sean Timpa, Jean Timpa
May 11/09 -- 20 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
May 11/09 -- 75 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
May 12/09 -- 81 -- Middleton Regional High School -- Claire Diggins
May 13/09 -- 13 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
May 14/09 -- 44 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
May 14/09 -- 170 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
May 15/09 -- 287 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
May 15/09 -- 40 -- Upper Falmouth (old farmhouse) -- Cheryl Rutledge
May 15/09 -- 17 -- Bible Hill, N.S. Agric. Coll. -- Linda & Ross Hall
May 16/09 -- 116 -- McGowan Lake, old blacksmith shop chimney --  
Peter Hope
May 16/09 -- 0 -- Bible Hill, NSAC -- Linda & Ross Hall
May 17/09 -- 48 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
May 19/09 -- 53+ -- Wolfville -- Gisela Westphalen, Jim Wolford
May 19/09 -- 424 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna, Rick Ferguson
May 19/09 -- 20 -- Oxford, free-standing ex-foundry chimney -- Julie  
Paquet
May 19/09 -- 121 -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins, Helen Rodgers
May 19/09 -- 95 -- old farmhouse chimney with 6 flues, Upper  
Falmouth, north of Sangster Bridge -- Cheryl Rutledge & John Belbin
May 19/09 -- 20 -- Oxford (free-standing ex-foundry big chimney) --  
Julie Paquet
May 20/09 -- 207 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
May 20/09 -- 45+ -- Wolfville -- Elizabeth Doull & Ann Doull
May 20/09 -- 0 -- Bible Hill/Truro, 3 sites other than NSAC -- Linda  
& Ross Hall
May 21/09 -- 24 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford et al.
May 22/09 -- 20 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
May 23/09 -- 24 -- Wolfville -- ???
May 24/09 -- 61 -- Wolfville -- Jacquie Roche, Chris Toplack, Jim  
Wolford
May 24/09 -- 314 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
May 26/09 -- 282 -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins, Helen Rodgers
May 26/09 -- 90 -- Wolfville -- Judy Tufts, Jim Wolford, et al.
May 26/09 -- 45 -- Upper Falmouth -- John Belbin
May 27/09 -- 0 -- Bible Hill, NSAC -- Linda & Ross Hall
May 28/09 - 96 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford, Brian Starzomski, Amy ?,  
Wendy Elliott,  Steve Slipp, et al.
May 29/09 -- 100+ -- Wolfville -- Gisela Westphalen
May 31/09 -- 48 -- Wolfville -- Gisela Westphalen
June 1/09 -- 317 -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins
June 1/09 -- 52 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
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THANKS, CLAIRE! from Jim et al.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded =
message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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#000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Claire Diggins &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:claire_diggins@hotmail.com">claire_diggins@hotmail.com</a>>=
</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 2, 2009 9:36:13 AM =
ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">jim wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></font><=
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#000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">joan czapalay &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:joancz@ns.sympatico.ca">joancz@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></font><=
/div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>swifts</b></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; =
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auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; ">Hi Jim,<br>Last night I arrived at =
the chimney at 8:37 to discover birds were already entering the chimney =
by ones and twos. I may have missed a few. They straggled in from that =
time until 9:20. Their behaviour was rather different from usual and I =
thought it might be because it was extremely windy at first and quite =
cold. The wind died out around 9:00. The sky was mostly clear and it =
didn't become dusky until late. Temp 12* C=A0 Cloud about 14%<br>I =
watched about 317 birds enter and left at 9:24. =
Claire<br></span></blockquote>-----------------------------------<br><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">2009 CHIMNEY SWIFTS =
SUMMARY</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 4/09 -- 0 -- Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre =
-- Jim Wolford, Harold Forsyth</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 9/09 =
-- 12 -- Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre -- Jim Wolford, Carol =
Carpenter, Sean Timpa, Jean Timpa</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 11/09 =
-- 20 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 11/09 =
-- 75 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 12/09 =
-- 81 -- Middleton Regional High School -- Claire =
Diggins</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 13/09 -- 13 -- Wolfville =
-- Jim Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 14/09 -- 44 -- Wolfville =
-- Jim Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 14/09 -- 170 -- New =
Glasgow -- Ken McKenna</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 15/09 =
-- 287 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top:=
 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 15/09 =
-- 40 -- Upper Falmouth (old farmhouse) -- Cheryl =
Rutledge</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 15/09 -- 17 -- Bible =
Hill, N.S. Agric. Coll. -- Linda &amp; Ross Hall</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 16/09 -- 116 -- McGowan Lake, old blacksmith shop =
chimney -- Peter Hope</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 16/09 =
-- 0 -- Bible Hill, NSAC -- Linda &amp; Ross Hall</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 17/09 -- 48 -- Wolfville -- Jim =
Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 19/09 -- 53+ -- =
Wolfville -- Gisela Westphalen, Jim Wolford</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 19/09 -- 424 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna, Rick =
Ferguson</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 19/09 -- 20 -- Oxford, =
free-standing ex-foundry chimney -- Julie Paquet</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 19/09 -- 121 -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins, Helen =
Rodgers</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 19/09 -- 95 -- old =
farmhouse chimney with 6 flues, Upper Falmouth, north of Sangster Bridge =
-- Cheryl Rutledge &amp; John Belbin</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top:=
 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 19/09 =
-- 20 -- Oxford (free-standing ex-foundry big chimney) -- Julie =
Paquet</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 20/09 -- 207 -- New =
Glasgow -- Ken McKenna</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 20/09 =
-- 45+ -- Wolfville -- Elizabeth Doull &amp; Ann Doull</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 20/09 -- 0 -- Bible Hill/Truro, 3 sites other than =
NSAC -- Linda &amp; Ross Hall</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 21/09 =
-- 24 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford et al.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 22/09 -- 20 -- Wolfville -- Jim =
Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 23/09 -- 24 -- Wolfville =
-- ???</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 24/09 -- 61 -- Wolfville =
-- Jacquie Roche, Chris Toplack, Jim Wolford</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 24/09 -- 314 -- New Glasgow -- Ken =
McKenna</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 26/09 -- 282 -- =
Middleton -- Claire Diggins, Helen Rodgers</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 26/09 -- 90 -- Wolfville -- Judy Tufts, Jim =
Wolford, et al.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 26/09 -- 45 -- Upper =
Falmouth -- John Belbin</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 27/09 =
-- 0 -- Bible Hill, NSAC -- Linda &amp; Ross Hall</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 28/09 - 96 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford, Brian =
Starzomski, Amy ?, Wendy Elliott,=A0 Steve Slipp, et =
al.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 29/09 -- 100+ -- =
Wolfville -- Gisela Westphalen</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 31/09 =
-- 48 -- Wolfville -- Gisela Westphalen</font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">June 1/09 -- 317 -- Middleton -- Claire =
Diggins=A0</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 1/09 -- 52 -- Wolfville =
-- Jim Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
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