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SUMMARY</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; m --_7f262e8e-1b8f-4a52-90c0-9080b043fe71_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Apodiphiles=2C =20 After a meeting in Kentville last evening=2C (May 20). I noticed a Chi= mney Swift circling the area of the old Cornwallis Inn and decided to stick= around to see if I could learn more. Between 20:15 and 21:00 I saw or hea= rd one or two (I think that there were at least three in total) several tim= es. A drive around the rest of the town did not turn up any others. Betwe= en 21:00 and 21:10=2C one and two were more often flitting around the talle= st chimney of the Inn=2C but at no time did I see one enter it=2C and I do = not know if they could. The sky was mainly clear=2C temperature mild (abou= t 16)=2C and it was essentially dark when I left at 21:20. These were prob= ably just migrants looking for a place to rest=2C but it might be worthwhil= e for local birders to check it again if they get a chance (and maybe check= the status of the chimneys there). Cheers=2C Wayne P. Neily =20 Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia =20 "The woods are lovely=2C dark and deep.=20 But I have promises to keep=2C=20 And miles to go before I sleep." - Robert Frost=2C 1923 [Stopping by Woods = on a Snowy Evening]=20 "Think globally=2C Act locally." - Ren=E9 Dubos=2C 1972.=20 =20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca Subject: [NatureNS] Wolfville chimney swifts May 20/10 + summary to date Date: Fri=2C 21 May 2010 17:25:54 -0300 May 18=2C 2010 - After the evening walk at the Irving Centre in Wolfville= =2C it was time to check on chimney swifts. George E. Forsyth had heard an= d seen three of them not far from University Hall at Acadia Univ. on May 17= an hour before Sunset=2C so I chose to watch the southwest chimney from 8:= 40 to 9:00 p.m. (Sunset was 8:38). I did see a couple of isolated swifts= =2C but neither showed interest in the chimney. Then I went down to the Robie Tufts Nature Centre and watched there from 9:= 02 to 9:15 p.m.=2C and I saw 6 chimney swifts dive into the chimney from 9:= 04 to 9:10. (Of course=2C the mass of swifts would have gone in there long= before my watch tonight.) The weather was clear sky=2C calm=2C and warm (= 18 to 16 C.). ---------------=20 May 20=2C 2010 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at dusk: 65+ chimne= y swifts were counted as they went into the chimney for the night=2C on a b= eautiful evening -- clear=2C calm=2C warm (19 to 17 C.). Pat Hawes & I wat= ched from 8:20 to 9:10 p.m. (Sunset was 8:40). A single swift swooped by t= he chimney several times right after our start=2C then numbers built up ver= y slowly=2C with about 12+ flying around at low altitude by 8:38. The firs= t swift entered the chimney at 8:40 (precisely at Sunset)=2C one more in at= 8:50=2C 2 more in at 8:54=2C and nearly all of the remaining swifts funnel= ed in very quickly between 9:05 and 9:07. Other observers were a couple fr= om Ottawa and a few liquor-store shoppers and passers-by. --------------- 2010 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY May 1/10 - 0 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC)=2C Wolfville - = Jim Wolford May 4/10 - 5+ - RTNC=2C Wolfville - Harold= Forsyth=2C Jim Wolford May 4/10 - some heard (guess perhaps 25??) - Middleton - Claire D= iggins May 5/10 - 44 - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School - Ken= McKenna May 6/10 - 115 - Middleton Reg. High School - = Wayne Neily May 8/10 - 100+ - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School - Elizabet= h Doull May 8/10 - 5 - seen along Butler Rd.=2C sw. of Kentville - = Rick Whitman May 9/10 - 50+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC - J= ean & Stephanie Timpa May 13/10 - 50+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC - Wendy= Elliott=2C Jim Wolford May 17/10 - 52 - Wolfville=2C RTNC - = Brenda & Bill Thexton May 17/10 - 386 - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School - Ken Mc= Kenna May 18/10 - zero - Wolfville=2C University Hall - = Jim Wolford May 20/10 - 65+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC - Pat Hawes=2C= Jim Wolford=2C et al. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville=2C 542-9204 =20 _________________________________________________________________ 30 days of prizes to be won with Hotmail. Enter Here. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9729709= --_7f262e8e-1b8f-4a52-90c0-9080b043fe71_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Verdana } --></style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> Hello Apodiphiles=2C<BR>  =3B<BR>  =3B =3B =3B =3B After a meeting in Kentville last evening= =2C (May 20). I noticed a Chimney Swift circling the area of the old Cornwa= llis Inn and decided to stick around to see if I could learn more. =3B = Between 20:15 and 21:00 I saw or heard =3Bone or two (I think that ther= e were at least three in total) several times. =3B A drive around the r= est of the town did not turn up any others. =3B Between 21:00 and 21:10= =2C one and two were more often flitting around the tallest chimney of the = Inn=2C but at no time did I see one enter it=2C and I do not know if they c= ould. =3B The sky was mainly clear=2C temperature mild (about 16)=2C an= d it was essentially dark when I left at 21:20. =3B =3BThese were p= robably just migrants looking for a place to rest=2C but it might be worthw= hile for local birders to check it again if they get a chance (and maybe ch= eck the status of the chimneys there).<BR><BR> Cheers=2C<BR><BR> <DIV> <P class=3DecxecxecxMsoNormal> <P class=3DecxecxecxMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US><FONT face=3D"Times New Ro= man"><STRONG><FONT size=3D5></FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P> Wayne P. Nei= ly<BR> =3B<BR>Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia<BR> =3B<BR>"The w= oods are lovely=2C dark and deep. <BR>But I have promises to keep=2C <BR>An= d miles to go before I sleep." - Robert Frost=2C 1923 [Stopping by Woods on= a Snowy Evening] <BR><BR>"Think globally=2C Act locally." - Ren=E9 Dubos= =2C 1972. =3B<BR><BR> =3B</DIV> <BR> <HR id=3DstopSpelling> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca<BR>Subject: [Na= tureNS] Wolfville chimney swifts May 20/10 + summary to date<BR>Date: Fri= =2C 21 May 2010 17:25:54 -0300<BR><BR> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DVerdana size=3D3><SPAN class=3Decx= Apple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px"><B> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 13px Verdana" face=3DVerdana size=3D4>May 18=2C 2010 -= After the evening walk at the Irving Centre in Wolfville=2C it was time to= check on <B>chimney swifts</B>. =3B George E. Forsyth had heard and se= en three of them not far from <B>University Hall at Acadia Univ.</B> on May= 17 an hour before Sunset=2C so I chose to watch the southwest chimney from= 8:40 to 9:00 p.m. (Sunset was 8:38). =3B I did see a couple of isolate= d swifts=2C but neither showed interest in the chimney.</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px=3B MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B FONT: 13px Verdana= =3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 13px Verdana" face=3DVerdana size=3D4>Then I went down= to the <B>Robie Tufts Nature Centre</B> and watched there from 9:02 to 9:1= 5 p.m.=2C and I saw <B>6 chimney swifts</B> dive into the chimney from 9:04= to 9:10. =3B (Of course=2C the mass of swifts would have gone in there= long before my watch tonight.) =3B The weather was clear sky=2C calm= =2C and warm (18 to 16 C.).</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 13px Verdana" face=3DVerdana size=3D4>---------------&= nbsp=3B</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px= =3B TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DHelvetica = size=3D3><SPAN class=3DecxApple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></= SPAN></FONT></DIV></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 13px Verdana" face=3DVerdana size=3D4><B>May 20=2C 201= 0 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at dusk: 65+ chimney swifts </B>= were counted as they went into the chimney for the night=2C on a beautiful = evening -- clear=2C calm=2C warm (19 to 17 C.). =3B Pat Hawes &=3B I= watched from 8:20 to 9:10 p.m. (Sunset was 8:40). =3B A single swift s= wooped by the chimney several times right after our start=2C then numbers b= uilt up very slowly=2C with about 12+ flying around at low altitude by 8:38= . =3B The first swift entered the chimney at 8:40 (precisely at Sunset)= =2C one more in at 8:50=2C 2 more in at 8:54=2C and nearly all of the remai= ning swifts funneled in very quickly between 9:05 and 9:07. =3B Other o= bservers were a couple from Ottawa and a few liquor-store shoppers and pass= ers-by.</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DVerdana size=3D3><SPAN class=3Decx= Apple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px">---------------</SPAN></FONT></D= IV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DVerdana size=3D3><SPAN class=3Decx= Apple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px= =3B TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelveti= ca size=3D3><B>2010 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px=3B MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B FONT: 12px Helvetic= a=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px=3B TEXT-ALIGN: center"><BR></DIV= > <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 1/10 - 0= - Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC)=2C Wolfville - =3B  =3B  = =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 4/10 - 5= + - RTNC=2C Wolfville - =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  = =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B=  =3B  =3B  =3B Harold Forsyth=2C Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 4/10 - s= ome heard (guess perhaps 25??) - Middleton -  =3B  =3B  =3B &nb= sp=3B  =3B Claire Diggins</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 5/10 - 4= 4 - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School - =3B  =3B  =3B  = =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 6/10 - 1= 15 - Middleton Reg. High School -  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  = =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B=  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B Wayne Neily</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 8/10 - 1= 00+ - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School -  =3B  =3B  =3B &nb= sp=3B  =3B Elizabeth Doull</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 8/10 - 5= - seen along Butler Rd.=2C sw. of Kentville - =3B  =3B  =3B &n= bsp=3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B Rick = Whitman</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 9/10 - 5= 0+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC - =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  = =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B=  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B Jean &=3B Stephanie Timpa<= /FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 13/10 - = 50+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC -  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B &nbs= p=3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  = =3B  =3B  =3B Wendy Elliott=2C Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 17/10 - = 52 - Wolfville=2C RTNC -  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  = =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B=  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B Brenda &= =3B Bill Thexton</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 17/10 - = 386 - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School -  =3B  =3B  =3B &nb= sp=3B  =3B  =3B Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 18/10 - = zero - Wolfville=2C University Hall - =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B &n= bsp=3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  = =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B= Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 20/10 - = 65+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC - =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  = =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B  =3B Pat Hawe= s=2C Jim Wolford=2C et al.</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DHelvetica size=3D3><SPAN class=3De= cxApple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">= <FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DHelvetica size=3D3><SPAN class=3De= cxApple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville= =2C 542-9204</SPAN></FONT></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DVerdana size=3D3><SPAN class= =3DecxApple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV> = <br /><hr />30 days of prizes: Hotmail makes your day easier! <a = href=3D'http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9729704' target=3D'_new'>Enter no= w</a></body> </html>= --_7f262e8e-1b8f-4a52-90c0-9080b043fe71_--
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