[NatureNS] ~50 chimney swifts, Wolfville, May 13/10

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 21:07:20 -0300
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MAY 13, 2010 (cont.) - Robie Tufts Nature Centre at dusk: I started  
watching at about 8:20 p.m. (Sunset listed in Herald was 8:32).  I  
counted 2 bunches of swifts very rapidly dropping into the chimney at  
8:38 and 8:40 p.m., and they totalled about 50 or more chimney  
swifts.  (I found out later that Wendy Elliott was also there and saw  
them go in but guesstimated them at about 25 swifts -- it's good to  
be conservative about "counting", although Wendy might have seen only  
one of the two bunches that dropped in very suddenly about a minute  
or two apart.)  Weather: sky about half clear, half large clouds,  
cold/cool strong breeze from west, temp. 14 to 12 C.

My N.S. summary for 2010 chimney swifts so far is:

2010 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY

May 1/10 - 0 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC), Wolfville  
-              Jim Wolford
May 4/10 - 5+ - RTNC, Wolfville -                                   
Harold Forsyth, Jim Wolford
May 4/10 - some heard (guess perhaps 25??) - Middleton -            
Claire Diggins
May 5/10 - 44 - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School -                   
Ken McKenna
May 6/10 - 115 - Middleton Reg. High School  
-                                     Wayne Neily
May 8/10 - 100+ - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School -            
Elizabeth Doull
May 8/10 - 5 - seen along Butler Rd., sw. of Kentville  
-                      Rick Whitman
May 9/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, RTNC  
-                                      Jean & Stephanie Timpa
May 13/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, RTNC -                                  
Wendy Elliott, Jim Wolford

Cheers from Jim and Wendy, Wolfville


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2010 (cont.)</b> - <b>Robie Tufts Nature Centre at dusk:</b> I started =
watching at about 8:20 p.m. (Sunset listed in Herald was 8:32).&nbsp; I =
counted 2 bunches of swifts very rapidly dropping into the chimney at =
8:38 and 8:40 p.m., and they totalled <b>about 50 or more chimney =
swifts</b>.&nbsp; (I found out later that <b>Wendy Elliott</b> was also =
there and saw them go in but guesstimated them at about 25 swifts -- =
it's good to be conservative about "counting", although Wendy might have =
seen only one of the two bunches that dropped in very suddenly about a =
minute or two apart.)&nbsp; Weather: sky about half clear, half large =
clouds, cold/cool strong breeze from west, temp. 14 to 12 =
C.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Verdana">My N.S. =
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12.0px Helvetica">May 1/10 - 0 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC), =
Wolfville -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jim =
Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 4/10 - 5+ - RTNC, =
Wolfville -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Harold =
Forsyth, 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 4/10 =
- some heard (guess perhaps 25??) - Middleton - &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; Claire Diggins</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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- 44 - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ken McKenna</font></div><div =
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wayne =
Neily</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 8/10 - 100+ - New =
Glasgow, Temperance St. School - &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
Elizabeth 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 8/10 - 5 - seen along =
Butler Rd., sw. of Kentville -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Rick Whitman</font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">May 9/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, RTNC -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jean &amp; Stephanie =
Timpa</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 13/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, =
RTNC - &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wendy Elliott, Jim =
Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers from Jim and Wendy, =
Wolfville</div><div><br></div>
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